Wednesday, November 6, 2024

RI PASSES MINIMUM WAGE BILL

S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 _A N A C T RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS — MINIMUM WAGES

Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Ruggerio, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Cano, Miller, Gallo, Goldin, Valverde, and Seveney Date Introduced: January 11, 2021 Referred To: Senate Labor It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

1 SECTION 1. Section 28-12-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-12 entitled “Minimum 2 Wages” is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 28-12-3. Minimum wages. 4 (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees: commencing July 1, 1999, 5 at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour.

 

Commencing 6 September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour. 7 (b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents 8 ($6.75) per hour. 9 (c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) 10 per hour. 11 (d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents 12 ($7.40) per hour. 13 (e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five 14 cents ($7.75) per hour. 15 (f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. 16

 

Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour. 17 (h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) 18 per hour.

 

19 (i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) LC000548

 

 1 per hour. 2 (j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) 3 per hour.

 

4 (k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents

 

5 ($11.50) per hour.

 

 6 (l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five

 

7 cents ($12.25) per hour.

 

8 (m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour.

 

9 (n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour.

 

10 (o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.

 

11 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage