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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Representative Raymond E.Gallison | |
Date Introduced: June 04, 2014 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 28-12 of the General Laws entitled "Minimum Wages" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 28-12-25. Uniformity. – No municipality shall establish, mandate, or otherwise require |
4 | an employer to pay a minimum wage to its employees, other than the state or federal mandated |
5 | minimum wage, or to apply a state or federal minimum wage law to wages statutorily exempt |
6 | from a state or federal minimum wage requirement. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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1 | This act would prevent municipalities from establishing their own minimum wage |
2 | requirements for employees within their geographic borders. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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