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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-3

Minimum wages

Known as the Rhode Island Minimum Wage Act

The act spans §§ 28–28 (31 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case D'Arezzo v. Providence Center, Inc. (2015)

Most recently applied in D'Arezzo v. Providence Center, Inc. (October 2015)

P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-3; P.L. 1957, ch. 104, § 2; P.L. 1962, ch 105, § 2; P.L. 1967, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 152, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1…

(a) Every employer shall pay to each of the employer’s employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour.

(b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour.

(c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) per hour.

(d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents ($7.40) per hour.

(e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five cents ($7.75) per hour.

(f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour.

(g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour.

(h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) per hour.

(i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) per hour.

(j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) per hour.

(k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour.

(l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25) per hour.

(m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour.

(n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour.

(o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

(p) Commencing January 1, 2026, the minimum wage is sixteen dollars ($16.00) per hour.

(q) Commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage is seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour.

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.