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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 -- PAYMENT OF WAGES |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, and Lawson |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: March 23, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Labor |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 28-14-18.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-14 entitled "Payment 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | of Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | | - | 28-14-18.4. Extension of protection Extension of protection -- Annual report. 3 |
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| 25 | | - | (a) The protections set forth in § 28-14-18 [repealed] and the relief and damages for 4 |
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| 26 | | - | violations set forth in §§ 28-14-18.1 [repealed] and 28-14-18.2 [repealed] §§ 28-14-19.2 and 28-5 |
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| 27 | | - | 14-19.3 shall also apply to §§ 28-41-35(f) and (g) and chapters 3, 6, 12, and 18 of this title, and to 6 |
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| 28 | | - | chapter 23 of title 5 and chapter 3 of title 25. 7 |
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| 29 | | - | (b) The director, on or before December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, shall submit a 8 |
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| 30 | | - | report to the governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate regarding all 9 |
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| 31 | | - | complaints filed in the preceding year with the department of labor and training (the "department") 10 |
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| 32 | | - | for alleged violations of § 28-41-35(f) and (g). 11 |
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| 33 | | - | (c) The annual report required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include, but 12 |
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| 34 | | - | not be limited to, the following information: 13 |
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| 35 | | - | (1) The total number of complaints filed with the department for alleged violations of § 28-14 |
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| 36 | | - | 41-35(f) or (g), or both; 15 |
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| 37 | | - | (2) The exact nature of the alleged violations; 16 |
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| 38 | | - | (3) How each complaint was resolved, whether after hearing or settlement; 17 |
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| 39 | | - | (4) Whether the findings after hearing were appealed; 18 |
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| 40 | | - | (5) Results of each appeal; 19 |
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| 44 | | - | (6) The number of complaints in which an alleged violation was determined to be founded, 1 |
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| 45 | | - | and the number of complaints determined to be unfounded or dismissed; and 2 |
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| 46 | | - | (7) A determination of the number of complaints for alleged violations of § 28-41-35(f) or 3 |
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| 47 | | - | (g) which also included an alleged violation of § 25-3-3, and the resolution of the complaint with 4 |
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| 48 | | - | respect to the alleged violation of § 25-3-3. 5 |
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| 49 | | - | (d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall sunset and expire on July 6 |
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| 50 | | - | 1, 2025, unless extended by the general assembly. 7 |
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| 24 | + | 28-14-18.4. Extension of protection. 3 |
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| 25 | + | The protections set forth in § 28-14-18 [repealed] and the relief and damages for violations 4 |
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| 26 | + | set forth in §§ 28-14-18.1 [repealed] and 28-14-18.2 [repealed] §§ 28-14-19.2 and 28-14-19.3 shall 5 |
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| 27 | + | also apply to §§ 28-41-35(f) and (g) and chapters 3, 6, 12, and 18 of this title, and to chapter 23 of 6 |
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| 28 | + | title 5 and chapter 3 of title 25. 7 |
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| 58 | 36 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 59 | 37 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 60 | 38 | | OF |
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| 61 | 39 | | A N A C T |
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| 62 | 40 | | RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES |
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| 63 | 41 | | *** |
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| 64 | 42 | | This act would eliminate several repealed state references and allow employees who return 1 |
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| 65 | 43 | | to work from being a temporary caregiver, to enforce their rights to a continuation of their medical 2 |
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| 66 | 44 | | benefits reinstatement of status, seniority, payment and other benefits. It would also extend those 3 |
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| 67 | 45 | | protections to employees that engage in whistleblower and job-related investigations, as well as 4 |
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| 68 | 46 | | those who allege work violations on holiday and Sundays. 5 |
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| 69 | 47 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 6 |
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