- (a) Settlements between the parties shall be encouraged in accordance with RSA 541-A:38. Parties shall attempt to settle a matter before it is scheduled for a hearing and may settle a matter at any stage of the proceedings before the board.
(b) All settlement agreements, except those made on the record or recited in an order, shall:
- (1) Be in writing, describing the agreement's material terms; and
- (2) Be signed by both parties and their attorneys or agents.
- (c) If a matter has been scheduled for a hearing and the parties settle with insufficient time to file the signed settlement agreement before the hearing, either party shall, before the hearing, call the board's clerk and inform her/him of the settlement. The parties shall then, within 14 days of the call to the board, file the settlement agreement.
- (d) If the settlement agreement or stipulation is not filed, the board shall notify the parties, that unless a party files an objection within 14 days, the docket will be marked: "case settled; no further action."
Source. #8286-A, eff 2-16-05