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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lynch, Gallo, Lombardi, Goodwin, and Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: February 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Labor | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum |
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Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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28-12-3. Minimum wages. -- (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her |
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employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty five |
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cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and |
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fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. |
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(b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five |
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cents ($6.75) per hour. |
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(c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents |
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($7.10) per hour. |
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(d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents |
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($7.40) per hour. |
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(e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five |
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cents ($7.75) per hour. |
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(f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would raise the minimum wage commencing January 1, 2014 to eight dollars |
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($8.00) per hour, and would require adjustments by the department of labor and training |
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commencing January 1, 2015. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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2013 -- S 256 H. | |
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Presented by | |