{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-25-3-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 25-3-9","heading":"Employee’s remedies.","body":"Every employee who is discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against by any employer in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction. If judgment is rendered in the employee’s favor, the employee shall be entitled to reinstatement and double the amount of back pay and allowances lost as a result of the discharge, discipline, or discrimination, together with interest on the amount at the rate provided by law, attorneys fees, and costs and expenses of the action.","path":["Title 25 Holidays and Days of Special Observance","Chapter 3 Work on Holidays and Sundays"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE25/25-3/25-3-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:18Z","sha256":"2c1dbe2d1ab1c9280720e8c4f8efc3b6ab52284c1050e81f645169ebf1d2e576","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-25-3-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-25-3-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}