Introduced By: Representatives Faria, Moura, Malik and Benoit
Date Introduced : February 24, 1999
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 28-6.10-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-6.10 entitled "The Temporary Employee Protection Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
28-6.10-3. Job description notification. -- Before any temporary employee is given any new job assignment regardless if the assignment is with the same contracting company, employment agencies shall provide the temporary employee with the opportunity to see and have a copy of a written notice that includes a job description with classification requirements, {ADD estimated longevity of the assignment, information concerning any job hazards, ADD} anticipated pay rate, benefits and work schedules. A copy of the job description shall be kept on file for a period of one year by the employment agency and be available to the employee.
{ADD A notice of this law must be posted and maintained at all employment agencies where workers can view it. ADD}
SECTION 2. Chapter 28-6.10 of the General Laws entitled "The Temporary Employee Protection Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
{ADD 28-6.10-4. Penalty for violations. -- ADD} {ADD Upon determining that a person has violated the provisions of 28-6.10-3, the Department of Labor and Training shall send a written notice of the violation to the person at his or her last known address containing a description of the fines prescribed in this section. Any person determined by the Department to have committed a second violation of the provisions of 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of the first violations, shall be subject to a five hundred dollars ($500) fine. Any person determined by the Department to have committed a third or subsequent violation of the provisions of 28-6.10-3, within five (5) years of a previous violation, shall be subject to a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000). A violation occurring more than five (5) years from the date of a previous violation shall be considered a first violation. ADD}
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
