Rhode Island
Updated to reflect amendments to the minimum wage law.
Updated threshold to include additional information on exceptions to the premium pay requirement.
Seven states have increased the compensation threshold in 2025 that employers must meet for employees who are subject to a noncompete agreement.
Updated to reflect posting requirement regarding veterans' benefits and services, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect amendment increasing the dependent allowance, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect the amended temporary caregiver insurance (paid family leave) wage replacement benefit period, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated statement to reflect that the wage replacement benefit period is extended to seven weeks, effective January 1, 2025.
Updated to reflect the addition of the Temporary Disability Insurance Program and Leave Handbook Statement: Rhode Island.
Rhode Island employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of temporary disability insurance and to demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance Act.