Effective January 1, 2024, the Rhode Island Payment of Wages Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-1, et seq. (“Wage Act”) will make a “knowing[] and willful[]” wage and hour violation punishable as a criminal felony. Should an...more
9/25/2023
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Criminal Liability ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Misclassification ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft