Rhode Island
Rhode Island employers seeking to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of leave for jury and witness duty and to demonstrate their compliance with Rhode Island's jury and witness duty leave laws should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
This guide provides an overview of Rhode Island law regarding jury duty leave for employees. It covers employer obligations to provide leave, employee eligibility for leave, compensation during leave, and prohibited actions against employees who perform jury service.
Rhode Island considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law and unemployment insurance law. This guide provides an in-depth review of Rhode Island employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.
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.