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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Bennett, Handy, Craven, Kislak, Shanley, | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 28-14-18.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-14 entitled "Payment |
2 | of Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 28-14-18.4. Extension of protection. |
4 | The protections set forth in § 28-14-18 [repealed] and the relief and damages for violations |
5 | set forth in §§ 28-14-18.1 [repealed] and 28-14-18.2 [repealed] §§ 28-14-19.2 and 28-14-19.3 shall |
6 | also apply to §§ 28-41-35(f) and (g) and chapters 3, 6, 12, and 18 of this title, and to chapter 23 of |
7 | title 5 and chapter 3 of title 25. |
8 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES | |
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1 | This act would eliminate several repealed state references and allow employees who return |
2 | to work from being a temporary caregiver, to enforce their rights to a continuation of their medical |
3 | benefits reinstatement of status, seniority, payment and other benefits. It would also extend those |
4 | protections to employees that engage in whistleblower and job-related investigations, as well as |
5 | those who allege work violations on holiday and Sundays. |
6 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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