RSA 275:4 Definition of Terms.

I. The term "employer" as used in the preceding section shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air or express company doing business in or operating within the state. A franchisor is only an employer if the franchisor agrees in writing to assume the role of employer or co-employer of the franchisee or the employee of the franchisee.
I-a. For the purposes of this section, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the same meanings as in section 436.1 of title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
II. In this subdivision, "employee" means and includes every person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer,