{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-56-5","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"(a) This chapter shall not apply to information about an applicant or employee that is publicly available.\n(b) This chapter shall not prohibit or restrict an employer from complying with a duty to screen employees or applicants before hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications that is established by a self-regulatory organization as defined by the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(26), or under state or federal law or regulation to the extent necessary to supervise communications of regulated financial institutions insurance or securities licensees for banking insurance or securities related business purposes.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 56 Employee Social Media Privacy"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-56/28-56-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:04Z","sha256":"9ce85ccf050f78307a8f344a3919b6bf908598e87cffda932d3d2fe37f47a520","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-56-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}