Rhode Island § 28-12-12 - Minimum Wages
Full text of Rhode Island Rhode Island General Laws § 28-12-12 — Minimum Wages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-12-12. Minimum Wages
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-12
§ 28-12-12. Records of employers.
Every employer subject to any provision of this chapter, or of any regulation or order issued under this chapter, shall make and keep for a period of not less than three (3) years in or about the premises where any employee is employed a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of his or her employees, the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, the hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee, and any other information that the director of labor and training shall prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations or orders issued under this chapter. The records shall be open for inspection or transcription by the director of labor and training or his or her authorized representative at any reasonable time. Every employer shall furnish to the director of labor and training or to his or her authorized representative on demand a sworn statement of the records and information upon forms prescribed or approved by the director of labor and training.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-12; P.L. 1992, ch. 44, § 1.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rhode Island § 28-12-12
What does Rhode Island General Laws § 28-12-12 cover?
Section 28-12-12 ("Minimum Wages") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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