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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND | |
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Vella-Wilkinson, Williams, Batista, C Lima, | |
Date Introduced: February 11, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 28-48 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Parental and |
2 | Family Medical Leave Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 28-48-13. Pregnancy leave. |
4 | (a) The pregnancy leave provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to any of the |
5 | qualifying conditions contained in this section, except the maximum thirteen (13) weeks of unpaid |
6 | leave. |
7 | (b) Part-time employees, irrespective of the amount of hours they work or the number of |
8 | employees employed by their employer, shall be eligible for pregnancy leave benefits granted by |
9 | this chapter. |
10 | (c) No employer may discipline and/or terminate any employee who has exercised their |
11 | pregnancy leave benefits granted by this chapter. |
12 | (d) No employer may discipline and/or terminate a pregnant employee due to their use of |
13 | sick leave during their pregnancy. Medical evidence may be requested by the employer to justify |
14 | the absence, identifying the probable adverse effect of continued working would have on the |
15 | pregnant worker and/or their unborn child. |
16 | (e) Pregnant workers who work in the medical field, shall be allowed unpaid sick leave if |
17 | they produce a doctor's note which verifies that there is an illness or medical condition present in |
18 | the workplace that poses a medical risk to the pregnant worker or their unborn child. |
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1 | 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 -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND | |
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT | |
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1 | This act would grant unpaid pregnancy leave to all part-time workers, would clarify their |
2 | access to unpaid sick leave during their pregnancy, and would provide additional protections for |
3 | pregnant workers who work in the medical field. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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