{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-29-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-29-5","heading":"Employer sanctions.","body":"An employer may be subject to a one hundred dollar ($100) fine or other penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., for discharging an employee from employment, refusing to employ, or taking disciplinary action against any employee because of medical child support withholding or for failing to withhold income or transmit the withheld amounts to the applicable plan(s) as the medical notice directs.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 29 Medical Support"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-29/15-29-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:40Z","sha256":"12078fbadc43c7276fd361d19d1e714ba98d5eeaf362c827142e7417dcb34f17","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-29-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-29-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}