Section 28-58-5. – Sale not compelled.
§ 28-58-5. Sale not compelled. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as compelling or preventing a sale by the employing business. History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
Section 28-58-6. – Regulations.
§ 28-58-6. Regulations. The department of labor and training shall coordinate implementation and enforcement of this chapter and may promulgate appropriate guidelines or regulations for such purposes. History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1.
Section 28-58-7. – Severability.
§ 28-58-7. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation created under this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid in any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such […]
Section 28-59-1. – Short title.
§ 28-59-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 264, § 1.
Section 28-59-2. – Definitions.
§ 28-59-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Business entity” means any person as defined in § 43-3-6 and includes a corporation, business trust, estate trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity. (2) “Earnings” means wages or compensation paid to an employee in the […]
Section 28-59-3. – Enforceability.
§ 28-59-3. Enforceability. (a) A noncompetition agreement shall not be enforceable against the following types of workers: (1) An employee who is classified as nonexempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219; (2) Undergraduate or graduate students who participate in an internship or otherwise enter a short-term employment relationship with an employer, […]
Section 28-58-3. – Definitions.
§ 28-58-3. Definitions. (a) “Employer,” “plant closing,” “mass layoff,” “representative,” “employment loss,” “unit of local government,” and “part-time employee” means those terms as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 2101(a). (b) “Employing business” means the business enterprise or entity for which the affected employees worked or were suffered or permitted to work at the time the […]
Section 28-58-4. – Notification to affected employees.
§ 28-58-4. Notification to affected employees. (a) Whenever an employer is required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), 29 U.S.C. Chapter 23, to provide advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff, the director of the department of labor and training, or any designee thereof, shall provide to the affected […]
Section 28-57-9. – Regulations.
§ 28-57-9. Regulations. The department shall coordinate implementation and enforcement of this chapter and shall promulgate appropriate guidelines or regulations for such purposes. All regulations to be drafted by the department pursuant to this act shall conform with existing applicable regulations and statutes that govern chapter 12 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. […]
Section 28-57-10. – Enforcement.
§ 28-57-10. Enforcement. (a) Enforcement and notice requirements pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with enforcement and notice requirements of chapter 12 of this title. (b) Any employee or former employee aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to the same protections and relief as under chapters […]