§ 28-11.1-1. Statement of policy. (a) The public interest requires that persons engaged in all lawful types of employment be encouraged to serve as elected members of part-time elected bodies. To facilitate this encouragement, it is necessary wherever practical for employers of part-time elected officials to provide flexible work schedules so that those employees serving […]
§ 28-11.1-2. Flexible work schedules. Every employer of a part-time elected official of an elected body shall be required to provide the employee with a flexible work schedule to accommodate the employee’s attendance at the sessions necessary for the part-time elected officials of elected bodies wherever practical within the reasonable operation of the employer’s business. […]
§ 28-11.1-3. Undue influence. (a) It shall be unlawful for any employer of a part-time elected official of an elected body to: (1) Fire or threaten to fire the employee based upon his or her activities or decisions as a part-time elected official of an elected body; (2) Attempt to influence the employee to introduce […]
§ 28-11.1-4. Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply to any city or town where the holding of public office would violate state or federal law or would violate the charter of the city or town. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 357, § 1.
