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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008 | |
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RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, DaPonte, Ciccone, Tassoni, and Maselli | |
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Date Introduced: January 10, 2008 | |
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Referred To: Senate Labor | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled "Minimum |
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Wages" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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28-12-3. Minimum wages. -- (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her |
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employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty five |
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cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and |
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fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. |
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(b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five |
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cents ($6.75) per hour. |
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(c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents |
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($7.10) per hour. |
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(d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents |
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($7.40) per hour. |
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(e) Provided, however, that the minimum wage commencing January 1, 2009, and on |
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each January 1st thereafter, the department of labor and training shall calculate an adjusted |
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minimum wage rate to maintain employee purchasing power by increasing the current year's |
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minimum wage rate by the rate of inflation up to but not more than three percent (3%). The |
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adjusted minimum wage rate shall be calculated to the nearest increment of five cents using the |
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consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, CPI-W, or a successor index, |
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for the most recent calendar year as calculated for the northeast region by the United States |
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department of labor. Each adjusted minimum wage rate calculated under this subsection shall take |
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effect on the following January 1st. |
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(f) The department of labor and training shall notify all Rhode Island employers of any |
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minimum wage rate increase by mail, at least forty-five (45) days prior to its effective date. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would adjust the minimum wage annually using the consumer price index and |
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require the department of labor and training to notify all Rhode Island employers of any |
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minimum wage increase by certified mail at least forty-five (45) days before its effective date. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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2008 -- S 2059 H. | |
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Presented by | |