No person or employer shall discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment or customer because that employee, applicant or customer exercises any rights afforded by this chapter or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-20.10-8
Nonretaliation
Known as the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act
The act spans §§ 23-20.10-1 to 23-20.10-9 (15 sections).
P.L. 2004, ch. 198, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 209, § 2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.