(a)  It shall be unlawful for any employer of a part-time elected official of an elected body to:

(1)  Fire or threaten to fire the employee based upon his or her activities or decisions as a part-time elected official of an elected body;

(2)  Attempt to influence the employee to introduce legislation or vote on any legislation through job discrimination, compensation, or adverse job action; or

(3)  Discriminate against an employee in any area of his or her employment because of his or her legislative activities, votes, or business.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-11.1-3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her designee unless specifically stated otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  All violations of this section shall be referred to the director of the department of labor and training and, if not resolved, shall be referred to the department of the attorney general for prosecution. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to a fine up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or up to one year in jail, or both.

History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 138, § 1.