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RI H7490
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Potter
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AI Summary
- Raises the salary threshold below which executive, administrative, and professional salaried employees become eligible for overtime pay, replacing the current flat $200/week cutoff with escalating multipliers tied to the state minimum wage
- Through December 31, 2026, maintains the current exemption standard where salaried employees are exempt from overtime unless their hourly equivalent falls below the minimum wage
- Beginning January 1, 2027, employers with 50 or fewer employees must pay overtime to salaried exempt workers earning less than 1½ times the minimum wage (rising to 2 times in 2028 and 2½ times in 2029), while employers with more than 50 employees must pay overtime to those earning less than 2 times the minimum wage (rising to 2½ times in 2028)
- Creates a phased implementation schedule with higher thresholds applied to larger employers one year earlier than smaller employers, reaching equal thresholds of 2½ times the minimum wage by 2029
- Takes effect upon passage and was introduced on February 4, 2026, by Representatives Potter, Bennett, Read, Shanley, Edwards, Messier, Furtado, and Giraldo and referred to the House Labor Committee
Legislative Description
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.
Labor And Labor Relations
Last Action
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2026)
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor2/4/2026
Full Bill Text
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