Published on 25 Jul 2014 • Rhode Island, United States
This wage and hour Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses an increase in Rhode Island's minimum wage to $9 per hour. This legislation, which was signed into law on July 3, 2014 by Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, increases Rhode Island's minimum wage for the third time in three years. The increase becomes effective January 1, 2015.