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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Barros, Kazarian, Maldonado, Coughlin, and Tobon

     Date Introduced: January 13, 2017

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 28-12 of the General Laws entitled "Minimum Wages" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     28-12-3.3. Minimum wages for employees of developmental disabilities

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organizations.

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     Commencing January 1, 2018, every covered employer providing services to five (5) or

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more persons with developmental disabilities, that are reimbursed for such services by the state,

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shall pay each of their employees, at least fifteen ($15.00) dollars per hour. For the purposes of

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this section, covered employers are those developmental disability organizations licensed to

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provide services pursuant to ยง40.1-24-3.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

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     This act would, commencing on January 1, 2018, require that all developmental

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disabilities organizations that employ five (5) employees or more and who are reimbursed for

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such services by the state, to pay their employees at least fifteen ($15.00) dollars per hour.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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