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Timestamp: 2019-08-19 16:52:52
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Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-50 – The Rhode Island Whistleblowers’ Protection Act
§ 28-50-1 Short title
§ 28-50-2 Definitions
§ 28-50-3 Protection
§ 28-50-4 Relief and damages
§ 28-50-5 Reinstatement
§ 28-50-6 Collective bargaining
§ 28-50-7 Exemption
§ 28-50-8 Notices posted
§ 28-50-9 Severability
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-50
Employee: means a person employed by any employer, and shall include, but not be limited to, at-will employees, contract employees and independent contractors. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-50-2.
Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29  38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2.
Employer: means any person, partnership, association, sole proprietorship, corporation or other business entity, including any department, agency, commission, committee, board, council, bureau, or authority or any subdivision thereof in state or municipal government. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-50-2.
Employer: includes any person, partnership, corporation, or voluntary association, and the legal representative of a deceased employer; it includes the state, and the city of Providence. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2.
Injury: means and refers to personal injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected and referable to the employment. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2.
Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-50-2.
(i) A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of state government. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-50-2.
Supervisor: means any individual to whom an employer has given the authority to direct and control the work performance of the affected employee or any individual who has the authority to take corrective action regarding the violation of a law, rule or regulation about which the employee complains. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-50-2.