{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6.7-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.7-1","heading":"Genetic testing prohibited.","body":"(a) No employer, employment agency, or licensing agency shall directly or indirectly:\n(1) Request, require, or administer a genetic test to any employee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure;\n(2) Affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or licensure or terminate the employment or licensure of any person who obtains a genetic test;\n(3) Deny employment or deny an application for an occupational license, or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew an occupational license; or take any other action affecting the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment against an employee or a license holder based directly or indirectly on the refusal of the employee, licensee, or applicant for employment or licensure to:\n(i) Submit to a genetic test;\n(ii) Submit a family health history; or\n(iii) Reveal:\n(A) Whether the employee, applicant, or holder has submitted to a genetic test; or\n(B) The results of any genetic test to which the employee, applicant, or holder has submitted;\n(4) Otherwise use genetic information to adversely affect the employment, licensure, or application for employment or licensure of any individual; or\n(5) Reveal genetic information about employees, licensees, or applicants.\n(b) No person may sell to or interpret for an employer, employment agency, or licensing agency a genetic test of a current or prospective employee or licensee.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 6.7 Genetic Testing as a Condition of Employment"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-6.7/28-6.7-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:48Z","sha256":"f9d3c585ee8cd3bb4e8e8b6851a951b6b586c87479b3df7a35dbe508730c403c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6.6-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6.7-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}