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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 -- LABOR DISPUTES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Amore, and Shanley | |
Date Introduced: March 18, 2022 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 28-10 of the General Laws entitled "Labor Disputes" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 28-10-15. Harassment prohibited. |
4 | (a) Notwithstanding the injunctive relief available pursuant to ยง 28-10-2, it shall be |
5 | unlawful for any person, partnership, agency, firm, or corporation to call and use the police or to |
6 | cause the police to be used for the purpose of harassing or otherwise disrupting participants of a |
7 | labor dispute. |
8 | (b) Any person, partnership, agency, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this |
9 | section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more |
10 | than five hundred dollars ($500) for each person so harassed. |
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 -- LABOR DISPUTES | |
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1 | This act will add a section to labor disputes that prevents the use of police as harassment |
2 | in a labor dispute. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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