Rhode Island
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the taxation and reporting in Rhode Island of health insurance benefits for those in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Rhode Island employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for volunteer emergency responders and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Technician Protection Act should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Under review in relation to an amendment requiring accommodations for menopause and menopause-related conditions, effective June 24, 2025.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of workers' compensation requirements in Rhode Island, including those related to workplace posters, covered employers and employees, compensable injuries, employer defenses to claims, medical and other benefits, medical marijuana, claims procedures, dispute resolution, and retaliation and discrimination protections.