{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-9-2.1","heading":"Membership in other retirement systems.","body":"(a) An employee who is a member of the retirement system may be a member of the retirement system of any union provided the union retirement plan is covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) [29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.] and is tax qualified pursuant to the internal revenue service, and remain eligible to participate and receive benefits as provided in chapters 8 through 10 of this title.\n(b) Participants in a union retirement system shall not receive a greater wage or benefit increase then that granted other state employees covered by a collective bargaining clause.","path":["Title 36 Public Officers and Employees","Chapter 9 Retirement System — Membership and Service Credits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE36/36-9/36-9-2.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:02Z","sha256":"d62083acfb602d98acb0656cc3d677b6c0b3a2574c5904a3aab3ce0a8372cbe7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-36-9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}