Rhode Island General Laws 28-6.11-1. Definitions
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When used in the chapter:
(1) Employee: For the purpose of this chapter, employee shall be defined as any person working either full or part time for, or obtaining employment pursuant to an agreement with, any temporary placement staffing agency.
(2) Employer: For the purpose of this chapter, employer shall be defined as any individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited-liability company or limited-liability partnership that operates as a temporary placement staffing agency. The term shall include any employment agency as defined in chapter 6.10 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 191, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-6.11-1
- 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.
- 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
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6