Rhode Island General Laws 28-12-17. Payment of substandard wages
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Any employer who or that pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate applicable under this chapter shall be deemed in violation of this chapter and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both, and each week for any portion of which the employer failed to pay any employee less than the rate applicable under this chapter shall constitute a separate offense as to each employee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-17.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-12-17
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Employee: includes any individual suffered or permitted to work by an employer. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-12-2
- Employer: includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, or any person, or group of persons, acting directly, or indirectly, in the interest of an employer, in relation to an employee. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-12-2