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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Ackerman, Bennett, McNamara, Shanley, | |
Date Introduced: February 16, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 28-12-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum |
2 | Wages" is hereby repealed. |
3 | 28-12-9. Workers with disabilities. |
4 | The director of labor and training may provide by regulation, after a public hearing at which |
5 | any person may be heard, for the employment in any occupation at wages lower than the wage rates |
6 | applicable under this chapter of individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by physical or |
7 | mental disability as he or she may find appropriate to prevent curtailment of opportunities for |
8 | employment, to avoid undue hardship, and to safeguard the applicable wage rates under this |
9 | chapter. No employee shall be employed at wages fixed pursuant to this section except under a |
10 | special license issued under applicable regulations of the director of labor and training. |
11 | 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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1 | This act would repeal ยง 28-12-9 of the general laws which provides that the director of |
2 | labor and training may approve of wages below the minimum wage for those persons whose earning |
3 | capacity is impaired due to physical or mental disability. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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