Employer Liability: Rhode Island
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Brian J. Lamoureux, and William E. O'Gara, Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O'Gara LLC
Summary
- For most private sector employers in Rhode Island, liability for unfair labor practices is governed almost exclusively by the National Labor Relations Act. See Unfair Labor Practices
- Private Rhode Island employers are able to obtain an injunction from the courts in certain circumstances. See Strikes and Injunctions