S.2166

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·1/16/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island S2166 mandates overtime pay for exempt workers if their salary falls below certain multiples of the minimum wage.

Rhode Island S2166 amends the state's minimum wage law to require small and large employers to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary is below specific multipliers of the minimum wage for a 40-hour workweek. Small employers with 1-50 employees must pay overtime if the salary is less than 1.5 times the minimum wage, while large employers with 50 or more employees must do so if the salary is less than 2 times the minimum wage. This change affects executive, administrative, and professional employees and takes effect upon passage.

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Where it stands

Current
Labor and Gaming Committee
Next
Session adjourned — paused until it reconvenes

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Senate Committee on Labor & Gaming: Be held for further study

7 Yea

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0 Nay

2 Absent

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Calendar

May 6

12:00 AM

Senate Labor and Gaming Hearing

History

May 6

Senate

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

May 1

Senate

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/06/2026)

Jan 16

Senate

Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming