R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-48-5

Prohibited acts

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 207 F. Supp. 3d 153 - Bellisle v. Landmark Medical Center (2016)

Most recently applied in 207 F. Supp. 3d 153 - Bellisle v. Landmark Medical Center (September 2016)

P.L. 1987, ch. 366, § 1.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any right provided by this chapter.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against any employee for exercising any right provided by this chapter.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against any employee for opposing any practice made unlawful by this title.

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.