§ 9-9-28 Prohibition against loss of
employment or longevity benefits. –
No employer doing business within the state of Rhode Island or otherwise
subject to the jurisdiction of the state of Rhode Island shall cause any of its
employees to suffer the loss of the employee's position, wage increases,
promotions, longevity benefit, or any other emolument due to the
employer-employee relationship because the employee has been called to serve
jury duty; provided, however, that no employer, in the absence of a contract or
collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, shall be responsible to pay to
the employee any compensation for the period of the jury duty. In addition to
all civil rights available to the employee because of this section, a violation
of this section upon conviction shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
(P.L. 1975, ch. 186, § 1.)