Section 28-57-1. – Short title.
§ 28-57-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. 347, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 357, § 1.
Section 28-57-2. – Legislative purpose.
§ 28-57-2. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that employees in Rhode Island can address their own health and safety needs, as well as the health and safety needs of their family members, by requiring employers to allow employees to earn a minimum level of paid leave time, including time to […]
Section 28-57-3. – Definitions.
§ 28-57-3. Definitions. As used in the chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings: (1) “Care recipient” means a person for whom the employee is responsible for providing or arranging health- or safety-related care, including, but not limited to, helping the person obtain diagnostic, preventive, routine, or therapeutic health treatment or ensuring […]
Section 28-57-4. – Exemptions.
§ 28-57-4. Exemptions. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the Food Code or the Rules and Regulations pertaining to Reporting Infectious, Environmental and Occupational Diseases. (b) Any employer with a paid leave time off policy or paid sick and safe leave policy who or that makes available […]
Section 28-57-5. – Accrual of paid sick and safe leave time.
§ 28-57-5. Accrual of paid sick and safe leave time. (a) All employees employed by an employer of eighteen (18) or more employees in Rhode Island shall accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick and safe leave time for every thirty five (35) hours worked up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours […]
Section 28-57-6. – Use of paid sick and safe leave time.
§ 28-57-6. Use of paid sick and safe leave time. (a) Paid sick and safe leave time shall be provided to an employee by an employer for: (1) An employee’s mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; an employee’s need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or […]
Section 28-57-7. – Family childcare providers.
§ 28-57-7. Family childcare providers. CCAP family childcare providers shall accrue and may use paid sick and safe leave in the same manner as do employees under this chapter. The implementation, but not the amount, of paid sick and safe leave for CCAP family childcare providers shall be a subject of negotiation with the director […]
Section 28-57-8. – Uniformity.
§ 28-57-8. Uniformity. No municipality shall establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employer to provide benefits in excess of those required under this chapter, including paid sick and safe leave to its employees, other than the paid sick and safe leave requirements provided by this chapter, or to apply sick and safe leave policies to […]
Section 28-56-1. – Definitions.
§ 28-56-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Applicant” means an applicant for employment. (2) “Employee” means an individual who provides services or labor for an employer for wages or other remuneration. (3) “Employer” includes the state, and all political subdivisions of the state, and any person in this state, employing individuals, and […]
Section 28-56-2. – Social media password requests prohibited.
§ 28-56-2. Social media password requests prohibited. No employer shall: (1) Require, coerce, or request an employee or applicant to disclose the password or any other means for accessing a personal social media account; (2) Require, coerce, or request an employee or applicant to access a personal social media account in the presence of the […]