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RI Gen L § 28-6.10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.10 - The Temporary Employee Protection Act|Section 28-6.10-2 - Definitions.

§ 28-6.10-2. Definitions.When used in the chapter:(1) "Employment agency" includes any person undertaking with or without compensation to procure opportunities to work, or to procure, recruit, refer, or place employees.(2) "Temporary employee" includes any person working for or obtaining employment pursuant to an agreement with any employment agency, placement service, training school or center, labor organization, or any other employee referring source.(3) "Labor organization" includes any organization which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms of conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in relation to employment.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 445, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.10 - The Temporary Employee Protection Act|Section 28-6.10-3 - Job description notification.

§ 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 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.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 445, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 433, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 377, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 392, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.10 - The Temporary Employee Protection Act|Section 28-6.10-4 - Penalty for violations.

§ 28-6.10-4. Penalty for violations.Upon determining that an employment agency has violated the provisions of § 28-6.10-3, the department of labor and training shall send a written notice of the violation to the employment agency containing a description of the fines prescribed in this section. Any employment agency determined by the department to have committed a second violation of the provisions of § 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of the first violations, shall be subject to a five hundred dollars ($500) fine. Any employment agency determined by the department to have committed a third or subsequent violation of the provisions of § 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.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 433, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 377, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 392, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.11 - Employer Transportation Service Charge|Section 28-6.11-1 - Definition.

§ 28-6.11-1. Definition.When used in the chapter:(1) Employer: For the purpose of this chapter, employer shall be defined as any individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or limited liability partnership that operates as a temporary placement staffing agency. The term shall include any employment agency as defined in chapter 6.10 of this title.(2) Employee: For the purpose of this chapter, employee shall be defined as any person working either full or part time for, or obtaining employment pursuant to an agreement with, any temporary placement staffing agency.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.11 - Employer Transportation Service Charge|Section 28-6.11-2 - Transportation service charge prohibited.

§ 28-6.11-2. Transportation service charge prohibited.Except as otherwise provided in § 28-6.11-3, no employer, as herein defined in § 28-6.11-1, or agent of a temporary placement staffing agency shall:(a) Require its employee to provide transportation to other employees as a condition of employment;(b) Charge an employee for transport services provided to that employee; or(c) Charge or collect fees from its employees for transportation services provided by other employees, the employer, or by a subcontracted transportation company.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.11 - Employer Transportation Service Charge|Section 28-6.11-3 - Transportation activities not prohibited.

§ 28-6.11-3. Transportation activities not prohibited.(a) Any employer as defined in § 28-6.11-1(1) may purchase public transportation bus passes and deduct not more than fifty percent (50%) of the actual cost of the bus pass from an employee's total daily wages, provided, however, that employee participation in an employer public transportation bus pass program shall be strictly voluntary and shall require the express written authorization of the employee, in the employee's primary language.(b) Any employer, as defined in § 28-6.11-1(1), may offer transportation services to an employee and charge a fee, payable to the employer only, for such services provided the amount charged is not more than the actual cost to transport such employee and the amount does not exceed three dollars ($3.00) per day. Employee participation in an employer transportation program shall be strictly voluntary and shall require the express written authorization of the employee, in the employee's primary language.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.11 - Employer Transportation Service Charge|Section 28-6.11-4 - Penalty.

§ 28-6.11-4. Penalty.Upon determining that a person or entity has violated this chapter, the director of the department of labor and training shall send a written notice of the violation along with a copy of this section. Upon a determination by the director that a subsequent violation of this chapter by a person or entity has occurred within three (3) years of the first violation, said person or entity shall be subject to a one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) fine. For a third violation within three (3) years, the fine may not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any violations occurring more than three (3) years from the date of a previous violation shall be considered a first violation.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 191, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.12 - Privacy in Private Spaces|Section 28-6.12-1 - Employee privacy protection.

§ 28-6.12-1. Employee privacy protection.(a) No employer may cause an audio or video recording to be made of an employee in a restroom, locker room, or room designated by an employer for employees to change their clothes, unless authorized by court order.(b) No recording made in violation of this section may be used by an employer for any purpose.(c) In any civil action alleging a violation of this chapter, the court may:(1) Award damages and reasonable attorney's fees and cost to a prevailing plaintiff; and(2) Afford injunctive relief against any employer that commits or proposes to commit a violation of this chapter.(d) The rights and remedies provided herein shall be in addition to, and not supersede, any other rights and remedies provided by statute or common law.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.13 - The Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act|Section 28-6.13-1 - Short title.

§ 28-6.13-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 119, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.13 - The Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act|Section 28-6.13-2 - Definitions.

§ 28-6.13-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Responding to an emergency" means responding to, working at the scene of, or returning from a fire, rescue, emergency medical service call, hazardous materials incident, or a natural or man-made disaster, where the emergency occurs during a period other than normal working hours of the employee; and(2) "Volunteer member" means a volunteer, call, reserve, or permanent-intermittent firefighter or emergency medical technician, but shall not include any person who received compensation for over nine hundred seventy-five (975) hours of services rendered in such capacity over the preceding six (6) months.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 119, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.13 - The Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act|Section 28-6.13-3 - Employment protection related to rendering of emergency assistance.

§ 28-6.13-3. Employment protection related to rendering of emergency assistance.(a) Upon prompt notice by an employee, no employer shall discharge or take any other disciplinary action against any employee by reason of failure of that employee to report for work at the commencement of regular working hours wherein the failure is due to responding to an emergency in the capacity as a volunteer member of a fire department or ambulance department; provided, however, that no such employer shall be required to compensate any employee for any period of normal working hours for failure to report for work. At the request of an employer, an employee shall submit a statement signed by the chief of the appropriate fire department or ambulance department certifying the date and time the employee responded to and returned from the emergency. An employee shall inform the employer or immediate supervisor of all reasons for any failure to report to work as required.(b) Any employee who is terminated or against whom any disciplinary action is taken in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be immediately reinstated to his or her former position without reduction of pay, seniority, or other benefits, and shall receive any lost pay or other benefits during any period for which such termination or other disciplinary action was in effect.(c) An action to enforce the provisions of this chapter shall be commenced within one year of the date of the alleged violation in the superior court within the county wherein the action occurred, or wherein the employer resides or transacts business.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 119, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-6.14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-6.14 - Employment Applications Prohibited|Section 28-6.14-1 - Criminal history on application for employment.

§ 28-6.14-1. Criminal history on application for employment.(a) The director of labor and training shall have the same powers and duties as set forth in chapter 12 and chapter 14 of title 28 to investigate, inspect, subpoena, and enforce through administrative hearings, complaints that allege that an employer has included on any application for employment, except applications for law enforcement agency positions, or positions related to law enforcement agencies, a question inquiring whether the applicant has ever been arrested, charged with, or convicted of any crime; provided that:(1) If a federal or state law or regulation creates a mandatory or presumptive disqualification from employment based on a person's conviction of one or more specified criminal offenses, an employer may include a question whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any of those offenses; or(2) If a standard fidelity bond or an equivalent bond is required for the position for which the applicant is seeking employment, and the applicant's conviction of one or more specified criminal offenses would disqualify the applicant from obtaining such a bond, an employer may include a question whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any of those specified criminal offenses.(b) The department of labor and training and the commission for human rights shall cooperate in the investigation of complaints filed under this section when the allegations are within the jurisdiction of both agencies.(c) The department of labor and training shall disseminate information to employers and workers about the prohibitions prescribed in this section.History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 431, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-1 - Short title.

§ 28-7-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited and referred to as the "Rhode Island State Labor Relations Act."History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-4 - Labor relations board - Creation - Appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members.

§ 28-7-4. Labor relations board — Creation — Appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members.(a) There is created in the department of labor and training a board to be known as the Rhode Island state labor relations board which shall be composed of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Each member of the board at the time of appointment shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Rhode Island, and shall be a qualified elector in the state. Three (3) members of the board shall be representatives of labor, three (3) members shall represent management, including at least one representative of local government and one member shall be a representative of the public generally.(b) No member of the board during this period of service shall hold any other public office.(c) The members of the board shall be appointed for terms of six (6) years each, except that any individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom the newly appointed member succeeds.(d) The governor shall designate one member to serve as chairperson of the board.(e) Any member of the board may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct, or malfeasance in office, and for no other cause, after being given a copy of the charges and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-4; P.L. 1978, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 30; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 30.
RI Gen L § 28-7-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-5 - Quorum of board - Seal.

§ 28-7-5. Quorum of board — Seal.A vacancy in the board does not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the board, and two (2) members of the board, at all times, constitutes a quorum. The board may adopt an official seal and prescribe the purposes for which it is used.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-5.
RI Gen L § 28-7-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-6 - Annual report of board - Opinions.

§ 28-7-6. Annual report of board — Opinions.The board shall at the end of every year make a report in writing to the director of labor and training, stating in detail the work it has done in hearing and deciding cases and otherwise. It shall sign and report in full an opinion in every case decided by it. The director shall include the report in his or her annual report to the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-6.
RI Gen L § 28-7-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-7 - Compensation and expenses of members - Provision of assistance.

§ 28-7-7. Compensation and expenses of members — Provision of assistance.The compensation for members of the board shall be established by the unclassified pay plan board. The director of labor and training is authorized and directed to provide the board with any clerical, legal and other assistance that shall be necessary to permit the board to perform its duties as provided in this chapter. The reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses of the members of the board while actually engaged in the performance of their duties shall be paid from the state treasury upon the audit and warrant of the controller, upon vouchers approved by the director of labor and training and the chairperson. The board shall have the authority to select its own legal counsel consistent with available funds and the counsel shall work at the direction of the board.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; P.L. 1942, ch. 1247, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1946, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2014, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-7; P.L. 1967, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 355, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 226, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-8 - Place of board meetings - Conduct of proceedings by members or agents.

§ 28-7-8. Place of board meetings — Conduct of proceedings by members or agents.The board may meet and exercise any or all of its powers at any place within the state. The board may, by one or more of its members or by any agents or agencies that it may designate, conduct in any part of this state any proceedings, hearing, investigation, inquiry, or election necessary to the performance of its functions. A member who participates in these proceedings shall not be disqualified from subsequently participating in a decision of the board in the same case.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-8; P.L. 1986, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-9 - Rules and regulations.

§ 28-7-9. Rules and regulations.(a) The board shall have authority from time to time to make, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter including the determination of the life of the selected representatives. The rules and regulations shall be effective upon publication in the manner which the board prescribes.(b) The rules and regulations for state and municipal employees shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) The board shall require a labor organization to submit cards of interest signed by at least thirty percent (30%) of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit indicating a desire to be represented by the labor organization so designated. Cards of interest signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit shall be required to intervene. The board shall certify the authenticity of all cards of interest submitted.(2) The board shall not consider a petition for representation whenever it appears that a collective bargaining agreement is in existence; provided, that the board may consider a petition within a thirty (30) day period immediately preceding sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement.(3) A petition for unit clarification may be filed at any time with the board by:(i) An exclusive bargaining agent;(ii) The applicable municipality; or(iii) The state where appropriate.(4) In addition to the provisions of § 28-7-22, the board is empowered to order complete relief upon a finding of any unfair labor practice.(5) All charges of unfair labor practices and petitions for unit classification shall be informally heard by the board within thirty (30) days upon receipt of the charges. Within sixty (60) days of the charges or petition the board shall hold a formal hearing. A final decision shall be rendered by the board within sixty (60) days after the hearing on the charges or petition is completed and a transcript of the hearing is received by the board.(c) Insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 11 of title 36 and chapter 9.4 of this title, the provisions of this section are controlling.(d) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent or limit the board or its agents by direction of the board, consistent with published rules and regulations, from dismissing, after investigation and informal hearings, the unfair labor practices charge. All unit classification petitions shall receive a formal hearing if requested by either party. The board or its agents shall maintain a written record of any dismissals.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-9; P.L. 1985, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 495, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 283 § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 440, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-10 - Mediation in labor disputes by board.

§ 28-7-10. Mediation in labor disputes by board.Neither the board nor any of its agents or employees shall engage in any effort to mediate, conciliate, or arbitrate any labor dispute, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board, its agents, or employees, from engaging in any effort to obtain voluntary adjustments and compliance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and in accordance with its purposes and policy. Provided, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board, its agents, or employees from arbitrating labor disputes which do not originate before the board.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-10; P.L. 1981, ch. 428, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-7-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-7 - Labor Relations Act|Section 28-7-11 - Board's independence from department of labor and training.

§ 28-7-11. Board's independence from department of labor and training.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, neither the director of labor and training nor any board or other agency of the department of labor and training shall in any way direct, review, modify, or reverse any decision or finding of the board; nor shall the director of labor and training or any board or other agency of the department of labor and training supervise or control the board in the exercise of any powers or in the performance of any duties under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1066, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-7-11.