§ 28-12-13. Responsibility for enforcement.
The provisions of this chapter shall be carried out by the division of labor standards and it shall be the duty of the division of labor standards to administer the provisions of this chapter, to administer the labor laws of this state concerning women and children, and in general to be responsible for the welfare of women and children employed in industry in this state. Subject to the rules of civil service, the director of labor and training shall appoint a qualified person to act as chief of the division of labor standards.
History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-13; P.L. 1973, ch. 250, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 17.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Section 28-12-1. - Short title.
Section 28-12-2. - Definitions.
Section 28-12-3. - Minimum wages.
Section 28-12-3.1. - Wages for minors.
Section 28-12-3.2. - Wages for failure to furnish shift work.
Section 28-12-4. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-12-4.1. - Overtime pay.
Section 28-12-4.2. - Biweekly overtime pay.
Section 28-12-4.3. - Exemptions.
Section 28-12-4.4. - Regulations.
Section 28-12-5. - Employees receiving gratuities.
Section 28-12-6. - Occupational administrative regulations.
Section 28-12-7. - Revision of regulations.
Section 28-12-8. - Judicial review of regulations.
Section 28-12-9. - [Repealed.]
Section 28-12-10. - Learners and apprentices.
Section 28-12-11. - Posting of law and orders.
Section 28-12-12. - Records of employers.
Section 28-12-13. - Responsibility for enforcement.
Section 28-12-14. - Enforcement powers.
Section 28-12-15. - Hindering enforcement — Failure to carry out administrative requirements.
Section 28-12-16. - Discrimination against employees invoking provisions.
Section 28-12-17. - Payment of substandard wages.
Section 28-12-18. - Penalty for other violations.
Section 28-12-19. - Actions for relief.
Section 28-12-20. - Assignment of wage claim and action by department.
Section 28-12-21. - More favorable laws preserved.
Section 28-12-22. - Collective bargaining rights preserved.
Section 28-12-23. - Annual appropriation.