Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training

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On May 7, 2015, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Labor. Like the MOU between the U.S. Department of Labor and states like Alabama, California, Florida, and Massachusetts, Rhode Island’s agreement was created to battle employee misclassification. State agencies in Rhode Island Read more

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Rhode Island’s governor recently signed the Temporary Caregiver Insurance Program (TCI) into law. This makes Rhode Island the third state to adopt paid family leave insurance, behind California and New Jersey. TCI, which is effective January 1, 2014, expands the state temporary disability insurance program to provide wage replacement benefits to workers who take time Read more