| Chapter 151 |
| 2021 -- S 0434 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/03/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACE ACT |
Introduced By: Senators Goodwin, and McCaffrey |
| Date Introduced: February 25, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 28-57 of the General Laws entitled "Healthy and Safe Families and |
| Workplaces Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 28-57-14.1. Allowable substitution for construction industry multi-employer |
| collective bargaining agreements. |
| (a) Employers in the construction industry as classified as code 23 under the North |
| American Industry Classification System that are signatories to a multi-employer collective |
| bargaining agreement authorized pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act shall be in |
| compliance with the provisions of this chapter if their collective bargaining agreement provides |
| for: |
| (1) Employee paid sick and safe leave benefits which that are compensated at the wage |
| hourly rate only; |
| (2) Accumulation of sick and safe leave benefits on an hourly or weekly basis which that |
| meets the minimum accrual standards set forth in ยง 28-57-5; and |
| (3) Employer participation in a designated federal Employee Retirement Income Security |
| Act benefit trust fund to administer the paid sick and safe leave benefits required under this chapter. |
| (b) Administration of all other benefits shall be governed by the multi-employer collective |
| bargaining agreements and the designated Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit trust |
| funds referenced therein. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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