Chapter 392
2009 -- H 5950
Enacted 01/05/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Slater, Almeida, Williams, and Segal
Date Introduced: March 05, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Sections 28-6.10-3 and 28-6.10-4 of the General
Laws in Chapter 28-6.10
entitled "The Temporary Employee Protection Act" are
hereby amended to read as follows:
28-6.10-3.
Job description notification. -- (a) Before any temporary employee is given
any new job assignment regardless if the assignment is
with the same contracting company,
employment agencies shall provide the temporary employee with the
opportunity to see and have
a copy of a written notice that includes a job
description with classification requirements,
estimated longevity of the assignment, information concerning
any job hazards, anticipated pay
rate, benefits and work schedules. A copy of the job
description shall be kept on file for a period
of one year by the employment agency and be available to
the employee.
(b) A notice of this
law must be posted and maintained at all employment agencies
where workers can view it.
28-6.10-4.
Penalty for violations. -- Upon determining that a
person an employment
agency has violated the provisions of section 28-6.10-3, the
department of labor and training shall
send a written notice of the violation to the person at
his or her last known address employment
agency containing a description of the fines prescribed in
this section. Any person employment
agency determined by the department to have committed a
second violation of the provisions of
section 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of the first
violations, shall be subject to a five hundred
dollars ($500) fine. Any person employment agency
determined by the department to have
committed a third or subsequent violation of the provisions of
section 28-6.10-3, within five (5)
years of a previous violation, shall be subject to a fine
of one thousand dollars ($1,000). A
violation occurring more than five (5) years from the date of a
previous violation shall be
considered a first violation.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC02068
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