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 28-57-10. – Enforcement.
§ 28-57-10. Enforcement. (a) Enforcement and notice requirements pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with enforcement and notice requirements of chapter 12 of this title. (b) Any employee or former employee aggrieved by a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to the same protections and relief as under chapters […]
Section 28-57-11. – Confidentiality and nondisclosure.
§ 28-57-11. Confidentiality and nondisclosure. An employer may not require disclosure of details relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual contact, or stalking or the details of an employee’s or an employee’s family member’s health information as a condition of providing paid sick and safe leave time under this chapter. If an employer possesses health […]
Section 28-57-12. – Greater sick and safe leave policies.
§ 28-57-12. Greater sick and safe leave policies. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in a manner to discourage or prohibit an employer from the adoption of a paid sick and safe leave time policy that provides greater rights or benefits than those provided pursuant to this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter […]
Section 28-57-13. – Public education and outreach.
§ 28-57-13. Public education and outreach. The department shall develop and implement a multilingual outreach program to inform employers, employees, parents, and persons who are under the care of a healthcare provider about the availability of paid sick and safe leave time under this chapter. This program shall include the distribution of notices and other […]
Section 28-57-14. – Allowable substitution of employers’ paid sick and safe leave time.
§ 28-57-14. Allowable substitution of employers’ paid sick and safe leave time. (a) Employers may have different paid leave policies for different groups of employees, provided that all policies meet the minimum requirements of this chapter. (b) Employers who or that prefer not to track accrual of paid sick and safe leave time over the […]
Section 28-57-14.1. – Allowable substitution for construction industry multi-employer collective bargaining agreements.
§ 28-57-14.1. Allowable substitution for construction industry multi-employer collective bargaining agreements. (a) Employers in the construction industry as classified as code 23 under the North American Industry Classification System that are signatories to a multi-employer collective bargaining agreement authorized pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act shall be in compliance with the provisions of this […]
Section 28-57-15. – Severability.
§ 28-57-15. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation created under this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such […]
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 28-57-9. – Regulations.
§ 28-57-9. Regulations. The department shall coordinate implementation and enforcement of this chapter and shall promulgate appropriate guidelines or regulations for such purposes. All regulations to be drafted by the department pursuant to this act shall conform with existing applicable regulations and statutes that govern chapter 12 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 2017, ch. […]