Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-56 – Employee Social Media Privacy


§ 28-56-1	Definitions
§ 28-56-2	Social media password requests prohibited
§ 28-56-3	Social media access requests prohibited
§ 28-56-4	Disciplinary actions prohibited
§ 28-56-5	Exceptions
§ 28-56-6	Penalties for violations

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-56 - Employee Social Media Privacy

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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