{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14-31","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-31","heading":"Wages upon return from layoff.","body":"Whenever an employee who has worked for an employer for more than one year is separated from work by a “layoff,” the employer shall offer to pay to the employee the same wages earned at the time of the separation upon the employee’s later return to work at the same or similar job.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 14 Payment of Wages"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-14/28-14-31.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:53Z","sha256":"935f396fd7f5bdeb9a021885f5cdeb0d20fa5132c7c635e37978b2a5210d3b17","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14-30","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14.1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}