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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Lynch, Gallo, Lombardi, Goodwin, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 13, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Labor

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum

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Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     28-12-3. Minimum wages. -- (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her

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employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty five

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cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and

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fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour.

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      (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five

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cents ($6.75) per hour.

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      (c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents

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($7.10) per hour.

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      (d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents

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($7.40) per hour.

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      (e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five

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cents ($7.75) per hour.

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      (f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

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     This act would raise the minimum wage commencing January 1, 2014 to eight dollars

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($8.00) per hour, and would require adjustments by the department of labor and training

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commencing January 1, 2015.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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2013 -- S 256 H.

SUBSTITUTE A

A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

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