§ 28-12-3. Minimum wages.
(a) Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees: commencing July 1, 1999, at least the minimum wage of five dollars and sixty-five cents ($5.65) per hour. Commencing September 1, 2000, the minimum wage is six dollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2004, the minimum wage is six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour.
(c) Commencing March 1, 2006, the minimum wage is seven dollars and ten cents ($7.10) per hour.
(d) Commencing January 1, 2007, the minimum wage is seven dollars and forty cents ($7.40) per hour.
(e) Commencing January 1, 2013, the minimum wage is seven dollars and seventy-five cents ($7.75) per hour.
(f) Commencing January 1, 2014, the minimum wage is eight dollars ($8.00) per hour.
(g) Commencing January 1, 2015, the minimum wage is nine dollars ($9.00) per hour.
(h) Commencing January 1, 2016, the minimum wage is nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) per hour.
(i) Commencing January 1, 2018, the minimum wage is ten dollars and ten cents ($10.10) per hour.
(j) Commencing January 1, 2019, the minimum wage is ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) per hour.
(k) Commencing October 1, 2020, the minimum wage is eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour.
(l) Commencing January 1, 2022, the minimum wage is twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25) per hour.
(m) Commencing January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is thirteen dollars ($13.00) per hour.
(n) Commencing January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is fourteen dollars ($14.00) per hour.
(o) Commencing January 1, 2025, the minimum wage is fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour.
History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3745, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-12-3; P.L. 1957, ch. 104, § 2; P.L. 1962, ch 105, § 2; P.L. 1967, ch. 220, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 152, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 409, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 7; P.L. 1996, ch. 286, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 31; P.L. 2000, ch. 156, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 383, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 385, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 5, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 6, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 345, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 424, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 73, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 14, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 3, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 15, § 1, effective May 20, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 16, § 1, effective May 20, 2021.
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.