H7490

Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.

Introduced·2/4/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H7490 mandates overtime pay for exempt workers at small and large employers if their salary falls below a certain threshold.

Rhode Island H7490 requires small employers with one to fifty employees and large employers with fifty or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary is below a specified multiple of the minimum wage for a forty-hour workweek. The bill sets different multipliers for small and large employers, with the threshold increasing over time. This change aims to ensure that more salaried employees are eligible for overtime pay. The act takes effect upon passage.

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Where it stands

Current
Labor Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 18

12:00 AM

House Labor Hearing

History

Mar 18

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Mar 13

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2026)

Feb 4

House

Introduced, referred to House Labor