This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses a new Rhode Island law passed on July 15, 2013, which will allow employers to pay their employees on a bi-monthly rather than weekly basis. Effective January 1, 2014, employers may apply to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training for a permit to allow them to make bi-monthly payments. Employers must identify the specific positions for which they intend to pay bi-monthly and must meet one of two prerequisites to be eligible to offer bi-monthly wage payments.