Labor & Employment

passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 29, 2026

SB 2737: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

Expands the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and twelve 12 weeks for 2028.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands disability insurance benefits to include more family members, increases benefit duration, and adds self-employed opt-in - directly strengthening worker benefits under employment standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 29, 2026

SB 2174: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS

Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRepeals restriction preventing collective bargaining agreements from specifying healthcare providers, enabling employee choice and expanding access to preferred providers.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRepeals restriction preventing collective bargaining agreements from specifying healthcare providers, strengthening workers' ability to negotiate healthcare benefits through labor agreements.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate May 8, 2026

SB 2318: AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES

Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies workers' cooperative operation as hiring halls, enabling worker-controlled employment models that protect rights and strengthen cooperative employment standards.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 17, 2026

SB 2409: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION

Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize binding arbitration and establishes new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates arbitrators to consider wage comparisons for similar roles, strengthening municipal employees' bargaining power and fair compensation in labor disputes.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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passed · Rhode Island · Senate Apr 1, 2026

SB 2160: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT

Prohibits noncompete agreements except for noncompete agreements between a seller and buyer of a business; creates civil action for an employer for the violation of an agreement by employee regarding disclosure or wrongful utilization of trade secrets.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits most noncompete agreements, protecting workers' mobility and job-changing rights, directly advancing labor rights protections.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Labor & Employment

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