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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

     Introduced By: Representative Jon D. Brien

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

     Referred To: House Labor

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum

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Wages" is hereby repealed.

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     28-12-3.2. Wages for failure to furnish shift work. -- An employer who requests or

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permits any employee to report for duty at the beginning of a work shift and does not furnish at

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least three (3) hours work on that shift, shall pay the employee not less than three (3) times the

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regular hourly rate. In the event that an employee reports for duty at the beginning of a work shift

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and the employer offers no work for him or her to perform, the employer shall pay the employee

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not less than three (3) times the regular hourly rate.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES

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     This act would repeal the section of the law which requires an employer to pay wages to

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employees who report for duty in cases where no work is available.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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