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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON | |
HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, Lombardo, Felag, de la Cruz, and Morgan | |
Date Introduced: February 10, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 25-3-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 25-3 entitled "Work on |
2 | Holidays and Sundays" is hereby repealed. |
3 | 25-3-7. Exemptions. |
4 | Whenever in the opinion of the director any class of employers, either because of the nature |
5 | of their operations or their size, should be exempted from the provisions of this chapter, the director |
6 | may do so by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of § 25-3-6. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON | |
HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS | |
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1 | This act would repeal § 25-3-7 of the general laws which gives the director of the |
2 | department of labor and training the authority to exempt certain classes of employees from |
3 | receiving overtime pay for Sunday and holiday work. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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