§ 11-4-601. Discrimination on the basis of sex prohibited

(a) Every employer in the state shall pay employees equal compensation for equal services, and no employer shall discriminate against any employee in the matter of wages or compensation solely on the basis of the sex of the employee. (b) An employer who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall […]

§ 11-4-607. Definitions for §§ 11-4-608 — 11-4-612

As used in §§ 11-4-608 — 11-4-612, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (A) “Employee” means an individual who performs services for an employer for wages in a lawful business, industry, trade, profession, or enterprise, and the individual’s employment status has been determined by consideration of the twenty-factor test required by the Empower Independent Contractors […]

§ 11-4-608. Penalties for violation of §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612

Any employer who violates any provision of §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because the employee has made a complaint to his or her employer, the Director of the Division of Labor, or any other person, has instituted or caused to be instituted any proceedings […]

§ 11-4-609. Administration of §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612

The Director of the Division of Labor shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to carry out and administer the provisions of §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612.

§ 11-4-610. Wage discrimination between sexes prohibited

(a) No employer shall discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes or shall pay any female in his or her employ salary or wage rates less than the rates paid to male employees for comparable work. (b) Nothing in §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612 shall prohibit a variation in rates of pay based […]

§ 11-4-611. Action to collect unpaid wages

(a) An employer who violates the provisions of § 11-4-610 shall be liable to the employee or employees affected in the amount of their unpaid wages. (b) (1) Action to recover the wages may be maintained in any court of competent jurisdiction by any one (1) or more employees. (2) Any agreement between the employer […]

§ 11-4-612. Employer to keep records

(a) Every employer subject to §§ 11-4-607 — 11-4-612 shall keep and maintain records of the salaries and wage rates, job classifications, and other terms and conditions of employment of the persons employed by him or her and the records shall be preserved for a period of three (3) years. (b) The records shall also […]