{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-56-4","heading":"Disciplinary actions prohibited.","body":"No employer shall:\n(1) Discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline, or otherwise penalize any employee for an employee’s refusal to disclose or provide access to any information specified in § 28-56-2, or for refusal to add the employer to his or her list of contacts associated with a personal social media account, or to alter the settings associated with a personal social media account, as specified in § 28-56-3; or\n(2) Fail or refuse to hire any applicant as a result of the applicant’s refusal to disclose or provide access to any information specified in § 28-56-2, or for refusal to add the employer or the employer’s agent to their list of contacts associated with a personal social media account, or to alter the settings associated with a personal social media account, as specified in § 28-56-3.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 56 Employee Social Media Privacy"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-56/28-56-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:04Z","sha256":"f914d35d92277857fecbf3489231a2480bc91b562d40e63dd8829cb05b80d7ab","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}