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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

     Introduced By: Representatives Costantino, and Hawkins

     Date Introduced: May 16, 2019

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum

Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     28-12-3.2. Wages for failure to furnish shift work.

     (a) An employer who requests or permits any employee to report for duty at the

beginning of a work shift and does not furnish at least three (3) hours work on that shift, shall pay

the employee not less than three (3) times the regular hourly rate. In the event that an employee

reports for duty at the beginning of a work shift and the employer offers no work for him or her to

perform, the employer shall pay the employee not less than three (3) times the regular hourly rate.

     (b) This section shall not apply to students enrolled full-time at colleges or universities

located in this state who are also an employee of the college or university they attend.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and the provisions shall be given

retroactive and prospective effect, applying to all matters pending upon the effective date of this

act.

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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 exempt full-time college students employed by the college or university

they attend from the requirement of a three (3) hour work shift guarantee by the employer.

     This act would take effect upon passage and the provisions would be given retroactive

and prospective effect, applying to all matters pending upon the effective date of this act.

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