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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES

     Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Alzate, Cruz, and Morales

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2026

     Referred To: House Labor

     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 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. An employer, at the time of each payment of wages, shall furnish to their employee, either

as a detachable part of the check, draft, or voucher paying the employee's wages, or separately if

wages are paid by personal check or cash, an accurate written itemized statement showing:

     (1) Gross wages earned;

     (2) Total hours worked by the employee;

     (3) The number of piece-rate units earned and any applicable piece rate if the employee is

paid on a piece-rate basis;

     (4) The amount and purpose of each itemized deduction in understandable language and

form;

     (5) Net wages earned;

     (6) The inclusive dates of the period for which the employee is paid;

     (7) The name and address of the legal entity that is the employer; and

     (8) All applicable hourly rates in effect during the pay period and the corresponding

number of hours worked, at each hourly rate by the employee. The deductions made from payment

of wages shall be recorded in ink or other indelible form, properly dated, showing the month, day,

and year, and a copy of the statement and the record of the deductions shall be kept on file, in

accordance with § 28-14-12. For purposes of this section, "copy" includes a duplicate of the

itemized statement provided to an employee or a computer-generated record that accurately shows

all of the information required by this section.

     (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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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES

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     This act would require the employer, at the time of hiring, to furnish to their employees an

itemized list of the terms and conditions of the employee's employment. It would mandate that the

employer provide every employee, each payday, a pay stub, explaining exactly how their wages

were calculated and the reason for each deduction from their gross wages.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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