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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 -- MINIMUM WAGES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Potter, Ranglin-Vassell, McGaw, Batista, Biah,
Kislak, Henries, Speakman, and Williams

     Date Introduced: February 18, 2022

     Referred To: House Labor

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 28-12-25 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum

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Wages" is hereby repealed.

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     28-12-25. Uniformity.

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     No municipality shall establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to pay a

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minimum wage to its employees, other than the state or federal mandated minimum wage, or to

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apply a state or federal minimum wage law to wages statutorily exempt from a state or federal

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minimum wage requirement.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES

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     This act would repeal the law that prevented municipalities from establishing their own

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minimum wage for their employees.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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