Section 28-12-1. – Short title.
§ 28-12-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Minimum Wage Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-1.
Section 28-12-10. – Learners and apprentices.
§ 28-12-10. Learners and apprentices. Notwithstanding any order or regulation previously issued under chapter 289 of the general laws of 1938, as amended, the director of labor and training may provide by regulation, after a public hearing at which any person may be heard, for the employment in the occupation at the wages lower than […]
Section 28-12-11. – Posting of law and orders.
§ 28-12-11. Posting of law and orders. Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter or of any regulations or orders issued under this chapter shall keep a summary of this chapter, approved by the director of labor and training, and copies of any applicable wage orders and regulations issued under this chapter, posted […]
Section 28-12-12. – Records of employers.
§ 28-12-12. Records of employers. Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter, or of any regulation or order issued under this chapter, shall make and keep for a period of not less than three (3) years in or about the premises where any employee is employed a record of the name, address, and […]
Section 28-12-13. – Responsibility for enforcement.
§ 28-12-13. Responsibility for enforcement. The provisions of this chapter shall be carried out by the division of labor standards and it shall be the duty of the division of labor standards to administer the provisions of this chapter, to administer the labor laws of this state concerning women and children, and in general to […]
Section 28-12-14. – Enforcement powers.
§ 28-12-14. Enforcement powers. The director or the commissioner or any authorized representative of either shall have the authority to: (1) Investigate and ascertain the wages of persons employed in any occupation in this state; (2) Enter and inspect the places of business or employment of any employer of employees in any occupation in the […]
Section 28-12-15. – Hindering enforcement — Failure to carry out administrative requirements.
§ 28-12-15. Hindering enforcement — Failure to carry out administrative requirements. Any employer who or that: (1) Hinders or delays the director of labor and training, or his or her authorized representative, in the performance of his or her duties in the enforcement of this chapter; (2) Refuses to admit the director of labor and […]
Section 28-12-16. – Discrimination against employees invoking provisions.
§ 28-12-16. Discrimination against employees invoking provisions. Any employer who or that discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because the employee has made any complaint to his or her employer, to the director of labor and training, or to his or her authorized representative because: (1) He or she has not […]
Section 28-12-17. – Payment of substandard wages.
§ 28-12-17. Payment of substandard wages. Any employer who or that pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate applicable under this chapter shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars […]
Section 28-12-18. – Penalty for other violations.
§ 28-12-18. Penalty for other violations. Any employer who or that otherwise violates any provision of this chapter or of any regulation or order issued under this chapter shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall upon conviction be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars […]
Section 28-12-19. – Actions for relief.
§ 28-12-19. Actions for relief. Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter shall be entitled to relief as provided in chapter 14 of this title (“Payment of Wages”). History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-19; P.L. 2012, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 344, § 1.
Section 28-12-2. – Definitions.
§ 28-12-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Advisory board” means a board created as provided in § 28-12-6. (2) “Commissioner” means the minimum-wage commissioner appointed by the director of labor and training as chief of the division of labor standards. (3) “Director” means the director of labor and training, or his or her […]
Section 28-12-20. – Assignment of wage claim and action by department.
§ 28-12-20. Assignment of wage claim and action by department. At the written request of an employee paid less than the wage to which he or she is entitled under or by virtue of this chapter, the director of labor and training or the commissioner of minimum wage may take an assignment of the employee’s […]
Section 28-12-21. – More favorable laws preserved.
§ 28-12-21. More favorable laws preserved. Any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation, or other working conditions in effect under any other law of this state that are more favorable to employees than those applicable to those employees under this chapter or the regulations and orders issued under this chapter, shall not […]
Section 28-12-22. – Collective bargaining rights preserved.
§ 28-12-22. Collective bargaining rights preserved. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other conditions of work in excess of the applicable minimum under […]
Section 28-12-23. – Annual appropriation.
§ 28-12-23. Annual appropriation. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it deems necessary to provide for an appropriate staff for office and other necessary expenses for the administration and enforcement of this chapter; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for […]
Section 28-12-24. – Severability.
§ 28-12-24. Severability. If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the invalidity. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-24.
Section 28-12-25. – Uniformity.
§ 28-12-25. Uniformity. No municipality shall establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to pay a minimum wage to its employees, other than the state or federal mandated minimum wage, or to apply a state or federal minimum wage law to wages statutorily exempt from a state or federal minimum wage requirement. History of Section.P.L. […]
Section 28-12-3. – Minimum wages.
§ 28-12-3. Minimum wages. (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, […]
Section 28-12-3.1. – Wages for minors.
§ 28-12-3.1. Wages for minors. Every minor, fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) years of age shall be paid at a rate of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the minimum wages as specified in § 28-12-3; provided, every minor who works in excess of twenty-four (24) hours in any week shall be paid for […]