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RI H7768
Bill
Status
2/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Edwards
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AI Summary
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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
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Prohibits any person—whether or not they are an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employee—from directly or indirectly committing discriminatory employment practices
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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
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Protected classes under the law include race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and country of ancestral origin
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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