Rhode Island has enacted legislation (House Bill 7058), which will require employers with more than 50 employees to post a veterans’ benefits and services poster. House Bill 7058 takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.
The details
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, Rhode Island employers with 50 or more employees must display a veterans’ benefits and service poster (to be created by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training and the Office of Veterans Services) in a conspicuous place, accessible to employees in the workplace.
The poster will include information regarding the following services available to veterans:
- Contact and website information for the office of veterans services and the department's veterans program;
- Substance abuse and mental health treatment;
- Educational, workforce, and training resources;
- Tax benefits;
- Rhode Island state veteran drivers' licenses and non-driver identification cards;
- Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and/or federal law;
- Legal services; and
- Contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans crisis line.
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