Chapter 084

2018 -- S 2597 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED Enacted 06/28/2018

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES

Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Nesselbush, and Ciccone

Date Introduced: March 01, 2018

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 28-14-2.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-14 entitled "Payment

of Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows:

28-14-2.1. Statement of earnings.

(a) On every regular payday, every employer shall furnish to any employee the following:

(1) A statement of the hours worked by that employee during the applicable pay period;

provided, that the statement need not be furnished to an employee described in § 28-12-4.3;

(2) A record of all deductions made from that employee's gross earnings during the pay

period together with an explanation of the basis or reason for the deductions; and

(3) For employers engaged only in the commercial construction industry, a record of the

employee's hourly regular rate of pay. As used in this subsection, "commercial construction

industry" includes a business which that engages in the doing of work or the furnishing of

materials, or both, in the building, erection, alteration, or preparation of an improvement on

commercial real property.

(b) All statements and records required to be furnished to an employee by this section

may be furnished as an electronic record. The employer shall furnish to an employee a printed or

handwritten record, in lieu of an electronic record, at no cost to the employee, when a written

authorization from such employee is provided to the employer.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC004867/SUB A

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