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RI H7768

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Edwards

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Rhode Island's Fair Employment Practices law to explicitly establish personal liability for individuals who commit unlawful employment practices, including individual employees of employers

  • Prohibits any person—whether or not they are an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee—from directly or indirectly committing discriminatory employment practices

  • Extends liability to those who aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce others to commit unlawful employment practices, or who obstruct compliance with fair employment laws

  • Protected classes under the law include race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and country of ancestral origin

  • Takes effect immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Prohibits an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee, to commit any act declared to be an unlawful employment practice; individuals would be held personally liable for such conduct.

Labor And Labor Relations

Last Action

Introduced, referred to House Labor

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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