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