October 2025

 

Rhode Island Clarifies and Increases Penalties for Wage Theft and Independent Contractor Misclassification

09/07/23

Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 1079a), which clarifies and increases certain penalties for employers that are found to have violated certain payment laws or misclassified independent contractors. Senate Bill 1079a takes effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (8714)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner State Compliance UpdateRhode Island
Tags: Compliance Corner09/07/23

Rhode Island establishes pregnancy special enrollment

12/01/22

Rhode Island has enacted legislation that mandates a special enrollment into health care coverage based on pregnancy.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (9620)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner State Compliance UpdateRhode Island
Tags: Compliance Corner12/01/22

Rhode Island adds employment protections for recreational marijuana users

8/4/22

Rhode Island has enacted the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (the Act), which adds and clarifies workplace protections related to cannabis use.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022/Author: ADP Admin/Number of views (8317)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Compliance Corner State Compliance UpdateRhode Island
Tags: Compliance Corner8/4/22

Rhode Island Wage Deduction Law Has Been Amended

10/5/17

Rhode Island’s wage deduction law has been amended to further limit the types of deductions or withholdings employers can make from employee wages. 
Thursday, October 5, 2017/Author: Taneil Jaeger/Number of views (11461)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Rhode Island
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance update10/5/17

Rhode Island Employer’s Refusal to Hire Medical Marijuana User Violates State Law

6/15/17

The Rhode Island Superior Court has ruled that an employer cannot refuse to hire a medical marijuana cardholder, even if the individual admittedly would not pass the employer’s pre-employment drug test required of all applicants.
Thursday, June 15, 2017/Author: Taneil Jaeger/Number of views (12373)/Comments (0)/
Categories: Rhode Island
Tags: Compliance CornerCompliance update6/15/17
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