2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
CHAPTER 37-13 - Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors
§ 37-13-12.4 - Penalty for violations.
SECTION 37-13-12.4
§ 37-13-12.4 Penalty for violations. – Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any employer who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each separate offense, or by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) nor more than ninety (90) days, or by both fine and imprisonment. Each day of failure to pay wages due an employee at the time specified in this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
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