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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 0662 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002054 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POSTING OF VETERANS' |
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| 16 | 16 | | BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senators F. Lombardi, Felag, Britto, Burke, LaMountain, and Ciccone |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Labor |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Title 28 of the General Laws entitled "LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS" 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | CHAPTER 60 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 28-60-1. Posting of veterans' benefits and services. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) The department of labor and training shall consult with the office of veterans services 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster. 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) Such poster shall, at a minimum, include information regarding the following services 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | available to veterans: 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) Contact and website information for the office of veterans services and the department's 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | veterans' program; 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) Substance abuse and mental health treatment; 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (3) Educational, workforce, and training resources; 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (4) Tax benefits; 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (5) Rhode Island state veteran drivers' licenses and non-driver identification cards; 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (6) Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and/or federal law; 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (7) Legal services; and 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (8) Contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | crisis line. 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (c) Every employer in the state with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | shall display the poster created pursuant to this section in a conspicuous place accessible to 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | employees in the workplace. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024. 5 |
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| 54 | 54 | | LC002054 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 56 | 56 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 57 | 57 | | OF |
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| 58 | 58 | | A N A C T |
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| 59 | 59 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POSTING OF VETERANS' |
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| 60 | 60 | | BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
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| 61 | 61 | | *** |
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| 62 | 62 | | This act would require employers in the state with more than fifty (50) employees to display 1 |
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| 63 | 63 | | a poster containing basic information on veterans' benefits and services which would be created 2 |
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| 64 | 64 | | and distributed by the department of labor and training in consultation with the office of veterans 3 |
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| 65 | 65 | | services. 4 |
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| 66 | 66 | | This act would take effect on January 1, 2024. 5 |
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