Rapid Response Program and Resources
What is Rapid Response?
The NH Rapid Response program is designed to assist businesses that are in transition mode. The mission is to provide statewide, early intervention re-employment services at no cost to companies and their employees affected by layoffs and closings. Rapid Response efforts involve teams comprised of local representatives from the 12 NH Works Career Centers which include, but are not limited to NH Employment Security, NH Health and Human Services and the NH Community College System. The goal of the Rapid Response Team is to provide reassurance to workers coping with the emotional, family, and job hunting pressures of unexpected job loss, minimize the financial impact, and assist them to find a new job as quickly as possible or transition to a new career.
At NH Rapid Response, the team recognizes that layoffs affect everyone. The employees who have been laid off, their families, the company, the community, and even those employees who remain on the job. The team works to minimize the disruptions of a major layoff and maximize the opportunity for positive business transitions and growth.
Contact Jimmie Hinson, workforce development administrator, at 603-419-0995 for additional information.
The NH Rapid Response program is designed to assist businesses that are in transition mode. The mission is to provide statewide, early intervention re-employment services at no cost to companies and their employees affected by layoffs and closings. Rapid Response efforts involve teams comprised of local representatives from the 12 NH Works Career Centers which include, but are not limited to NH Employment Security, NH Health and Human Services and the NH Community College System. The goal of the Rapid Response Team is to provide reassurance to workers coping with the emotional, family, and job hunting pressures of unexpected job loss, minimize the financial impact, and assist them to find a new job as quickly as possible or transition to a new career.
At NH Rapid Response, the team recognizes that layoffs affect everyone. The employees who have been laid off, their families, the company, the community, and even those employees who remain on the job. The team works to minimize the disruptions of a major layoff and maximize the opportunity for positive business transitions and growth.
Contact Jimmie Hinson, workforce development administrator, at 603-419-0995 for additional information.
COVID-19 Response Recruitment
New Hampshire Employment Security has launched a new recruitment portal. The new recruitment portal is currently accessed by going to COVID-19 Response Recruitment.
- The portal is free of charge and is available for all New Hampshire employers in all sectors.
- Businesses with openings that they would like to post on the recruitment portal need to complete the attached spreadsheet and send it to NHES using the email address below.
- Please note that:
o Each different job title needs to be listed individually on its own line.
o Positions with multiple openings only need to be listed once. - Once completed it should be sent to covidrecruit@nhes.nh.gov.
- An individual from NHES will then follow-up with you to verify the information provided.
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Workers' Compensation
Attorney General Gordon MacDonald issued an official opinion that employers who comply with CDC, State, or industry guidelines are protected from employee personal injury claims for contracting COVID-19 at the workplace. Contraction of the virus is considered a neutral risk and therefore precluded from New Hampshire's workers compensation law. This opinion only applies to employees, not customers. (An opinion by the attorney general is considered the law unless otherwise overturned.)
OSHA Guidance
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed various resources to assist business owners in staying safe and educating their staff. Please see links below for more information.
