| Chapter 196 |
| 2024 -- S 2128 Enacted 06/17/2024 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
Introduced By: Senators E Morgan, Felag, F. Lombardi, Ciccone, Lombardo, and Tikoian |
| Date Introduced: January 12, 2024 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Title 28 of the General Laws entitled "LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS" |
| is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
| CHAPTER 60 |
| POSTING OF VETERANS' BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
| 28-60-1. Posting of veterans' benefits and services. |
| (a) The department of labor and training shall consult with the office of veterans services |
| to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster. |
| (b) Such poster shall, at a minimum, include information regarding the following services |
| available to veterans: |
| (1) Contact and website information for the office of veterans services and the department's |
| veterans' program; |
| (2) Substance abuse and mental health treatment; |
| (3) Educational, workforce, and training resources; |
| (4) Tax benefits; |
| (5) Rhode Island state veteran drivers' licenses and non-driver identification cards; |
| (6) Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and/or federal law; |
| (7) Legal services; and |
| (8) Contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans |
| crisis line. |
| (c) Every employer in the state with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees |
| shall display the poster created pursuant to this section in a conspicuous place accessible to |
| employees in the workplace. |
| SECTION 3(2). This act shall take effect on January 1, 2025. |
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