Section 37-13-12. – Wage records of contractors and vendors.
§ 37-13-12. Wage records of contractors and vendors. Each contractor, vendor, or provider awarded a contract with a contract price in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for public works or school transportation services, and each subcontractor who performs work on those public works, shall keep an accurate record showing the name, occupation, and actual […]
Section 37-13-12.1. – Obstruction of enforcement.
§ 37-13-12.1. Obstruction of enforcement. Any effort of any employer to obstruct the director and his or her authorized representatives in the performance of their duties shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and punishable as such. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 141, § 2.
Section 37-13-12.2. – Subpoena powers.
§ 37-13-12.2. Subpoena powers. The director and his or her authorized representatives shall have power to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, accounts, records, payrolls, documents, and testimony, and to take depositions and affidavits in any proceeding before […]
Section 37-13-12.3. – Compelling obedience to subpoenas.
§ 37-13-12.3. Compelling obedience to subpoenas. In case of failure of any person to comply with any subpoena lawfully issued, or subpoena duces tecum, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the superior court, or […]
Section 37-13-12.4. – Penalty for violations.
§ 37-13-12.4. Penalty for violations. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any employer who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand […]
Section 37-13-13. – Furnishing payroll record to the awarding authority.
§ 37-13-13. Furnishing payroll record to the awarding authority. (a) Every contractor, subcontractor, vendor, or provider awarded a contract for public works or school transportation services as defined by this chapter shall furnish a certified copy of his, her, or its payroll records of his, her, or its employees employed on the project to the […]
Section 37-13-6. – Ascertainment of prevailing rate of wages and other payments — Specification of rate in call for bids and in contract.
§ 37-13-6. Ascertainment of prevailing rate of wages and other payments — Specification of rate in call for bids and in contract. Before awarding any contract for public works or school transportation services to be done, the proper authority shall ascertain from the director of labor and training the general prevailing rate of the regular, […]
Section 37-13-7. – Specification in contract of amount and frequency of payment of wages.
§ 37-13-7. Specification in contract of amount and frequency of payment of wages. (a) Every call for bids for every contract in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), to which the state of Rhode Island or any political subdivision thereof or any public agency or quasi-public agency is a party, for the transportation of public […]
Section 37-13-1. – Definitions.
§ 37-13-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Public works” means any public work consisting of grading, clearing, demolition, improvement, completion, repair, alteration, or construction of any public road or any bridge, or portion thereof, or any public building, or portion thereof, or any heavy construction, or any public works projects of any nature […]
Section 37-13-2. – “Contractor” defined — Information required.
§ 37-13-2. “Contractor” defined — Information required. The term “contractor” as used in this chapter shall mean the bidder whose bid has been accepted by an authorized agency or awarding authority as the bidder possessing the skills, ability, and integrity necessary to the faithful performance of the contract or work, and who shall certify that […]