Author: ADP Admin/Tuesday, August 5, 2025/Categories: Compliance Corner , State Compliance Update, Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 0361), which expands its law requiring accommodation of pregnancy-related conditions to include menopause-related conditions. Senate Bill 0361 is effective immediately.
The details
As a reminder, the state of Rhode Island requires an employer to accommodate an employee who requests a reasonable accommodation when the employee is limited in their ability to perform their job due to pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.
Senate Bill 0361
Effective immediately, employers must also accommodate menopause and menopause-related conditions. The law clarifies that related conditions include the need to manage the effects of vasomotor symptoms.
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