| Chapter 248 |
| 2023 -- H 5591 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/22/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES |
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Bennett, Handy, Craven, Kislak, Shanley, Kazarian, Casimiro, and Casey |
| Date Introduced: February 15, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 28-14-18.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-14 entitled "Payment |
| of Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 28-14-18.4. Extension of protection Extension of protection -- Annual report. |
| (a) The protections set forth in § 28-14-18 [repealed] and the relief and damages for |
| violations set forth in §§ 28-14-18.1 [repealed] and 28-14-18.2 [repealed] §§ 28-14-19.2 and 28- |
| 14-19.3 shall also apply to§§ 28-41-35(f) and (g) and chapters 3, 6, 12, and 18 of this title, and to |
| chapter 23 of title 5, and chapter 3 of title 25. |
| (b) The director, on or before December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, shall submit a |
| report to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate regarding all |
| complaints filed in the preceding year with the department of labor and training (the "department") |
| for alleged violations of § 28-41-35(f) and (g). |
| (c) The annual report required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include, but |
| not be limited to, the following information: |
| (1) The total number of complaints filed with the department for alleged violations of § 28- |
| 41-35(f) or (g), or both; |
| (2) The exact nature of the alleged violations; |
| (3) How each complaint was resolved, whether after hearing or settlement; |
| (4) Whether the findings after hearing were appealed; |
| (5) Results of each appeal; |
| (6) The number of complaints in which an alleged violation was determined to be founded, |
| and the number of complaints determined to be unfounded or dismissed; and |
| (7) A determination of the number of complaints for alleged violations of § 28-41-35(f) or |
| (g) which also included an alleged violation of § 25-3-3, and the resolution of the complaint with |
| respect to the alleged violation of § 25-3-3. |
| (d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall sunset and expire on July |
| 1, 2025, unless extended by the general assembly. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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