{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6-20","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6-20","heading":"Liability of employer.","body":"(a) Any employee or former employee aggrieved by a violation of §§ 28-6-18(a) through (i) shall be entitled to the same protections and relief as under § 28-14-19.2(a).\n(b) An employer who violates § 28-6-22 shall be liable for any compensatory damages; or special damages not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000); appropriate equitable relief; and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. In setting the amount of damages, the appropriate finder of fact should consider the size of the employer’s business; the good faith of the employer; the gravity of the violation; the history of previous violations; and whether or not the violation was an innocent mistake or willful.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 6 Wage Discrimination Based on Sex"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-6/28-6-20.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:48Z","sha256":"9e8898aa60e99cec173ab242ce8cd4ee6594644073044a3a4748ed60332b4978","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6-19","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}