RI S2470 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-05-15 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-05-15 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Pending: Senate Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
Title
Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
Sponsors
| Sen. Ana Quezada [D] | Sen. Jonathon Acosta [D] | Sen. Meghan Kallman [D] | Sen. Sandra Cano [D] |
| Sen. Bridget Valverde [D] | Sen. Dawn Euer [D] | Sen. Alana DiMario [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-15 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2024-05-10 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/15/2024) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Labor |
Subjects
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText24/SenateText24/S2470.pdf |
