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Hours Worked: Rhode Island

Hours Worked requirements for other states

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Brian J. Lamoureux, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC

Summary

Rhode Island's wage and hour law establishes criteria for determining whether certain activities - including break periods and show-up / reporting time - count as compensable working time. Rhode Island law also establishes day of rest requirements. This guide provides an in-depth review of Rhode Island employment law requirements with respect to hours worked.