{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-75-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-1","heading":"Legislative finding.","body":"The legislature finds that:\n(a) Professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits that might otherwise not be available to them;\n(b) Professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the division of taxation, as provided in this chapter and § 44-30-71.4; and\n(c) Any allocation of the employer duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter will preserve all rights to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 75 Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-75/5-75-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:36:14Z","sha256":"81e4c82069d6ca5b1f9e90a37e3dee69a8ab1986e995c1611c44a3c0f54beac3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-74.1-20","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-75-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}