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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 HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE-WORK ON

HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Amore, Fogarty, Maldonado, O`Grady, and Keable

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2017

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 25-3-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 25-3 entitled "Work on

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Holidays and Sundays" is hereby repealed.

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     25-3-7. Exemptions. --

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     Whenever in the opinion of the director any class of employers, either because of the

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nature of their operations or their size, should be exempted from the provisions of this chapter,

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the director may do so by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of § 25-3-6.

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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 HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE-WORK ON

HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS

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     This act would repeal §25-3-7 of the general laws which gives the director of the

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department of labor and training the authority to exempt certain classes of employees from

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receiving overtime pay for Sunday and holiday work.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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