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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Miller, Goldin, Nesselbush, and Gallo

     Date Introduced: February 15, 2018

     Referred To: Senate 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 July 1, 2018, every covered employer providing services to five (5) or more

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

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pay each of their employees, no less than thirteen dollars and eighteen cents ($13.18) per hour.

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Commencing July 1, 2019, every covered employer providing services to five (5) or more persons

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with developmental disabilities, that are reimbursed for such services by the state, shall pay of

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their employees, no less than fourteen dollars and nine cents ($14.09) per hour. Commencing July

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1, 2020, every covered employer providing services to five (5) or more persons with

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developmental disabilities, that are reimbursed for such services by the state, shall pay of their

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employees, no less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour. For the purposes of this section,

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covered employers are those developmental disability organizations licensed to provide services

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pursuant to ยง 40.1-24-3.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES

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     This act would gradually increase the minimum hourly wage, for employees of covered

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employers who provide services to five (5) or more persons with developmental disabilities and

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are reimbursed by the state, from thirteen dollars and eighteen cents ($13.18) to fifteen dollars

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($15.00) per hour.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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