Rhode Island § 28-42-46 § 28-42-46. Maintenance of employment offices.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-42-46 — § 28-42-46. Maintenance of employment offices.

Rhode Island § 28-42-46

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-42Employment Security â€” General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-46 (2026).

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§ 28-42-46. Maintenance of employment offices.
It shall be the duty of the director to administer a system of public employment offices
            for the purpose of assisting employers to secure employees and workers to secure employment.
            The director is given full power to do and perform all things necessary to secure
            to this state the benefits provided by the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq. All duties in connection with the federal act in relation to reemployment,
            including the establishment and maintenance of a system of employment offices, shall
            be vested in the director, and the director shall establish and maintain any employment
            offices in an

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§ 28-42-46. Maintenance of employment offices.

It shall be the duty of the director to administer a system of public employment offices for the purpose of assisting employers to secure employees and workers to secure employment. The director is given full power to do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits provided by the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq. All duties in connection with the federal act in relation to reemployment, including the establishment and maintenance of a system of employment offices, shall be vested in the director, and the director shall establish and maintain any employment offices in any parts of this state that he or she deems necessary.

Legislative History

P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-46; P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 2, § 3; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3.