AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES

Summary

The legislation revises Rhode Island’s wage‑payment statutes to give the director of labor and training clearer authority to investigate complaints, hold expedited hearings, and order payment of back wages with interest. It adds civil penalties that can reach up to three times the owed amount, creates bans on contractors who violate the rules, and establishes a fund for enforcing prevailing‑wage rates. The changes aim to protect workers by making wage violations faster to resolve and more costly for employers who break the law.

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