Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 5
Fair Employment Practices

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-5

§ 28-5-5. Right to equal employment opportunities.

The right of all individuals in this state to equal employment opportunities, regardless of race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, or country of ancestral origin, is recognized as and declared to be a civil right.

History of Section.
P.L. 1949, ch. 2181, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-5-5; P.L. 1973, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 15; P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 4; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 340, § 3.