Rhode Island § 28-48-4 § 28-48-4. Effect on existing employment benefits.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-48-4 — § 28-48-4. Effect on existing employment benefits.

Rhode Island § 28-48-4

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-48Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-48-4 (2026).

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§ 28-48-4. Effect on existing employment benefits.
(a) The taking of parental leave or family leave pursuant to this chapter shall not result
            in the loss of any benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced.
         
(b) Except as provided in § 28-48-3(b), nothing in this chapter shall be construed to entitle any employee who takes parental
            leave or family leave pursuant to this chapter to any benefit other than benefits
            to which the employee would have been entitled had he or she not taken the leave.
         
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect an employer's obliga

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§ 28-48-4. Effect on existing employment benefits.

(a) The taking of parental leave or family leave pursuant to this chapter shall not result in the loss of any benefit accrued before the date on which the leave commenced.

(b) Except as provided in § 28-48-3(b), nothing in this chapter shall be construed to entitle any employee who takes parental leave or family leave pursuant to this chapter to any benefit other than benefits to which the employee would have been entitled had he or she not taken the leave.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect an employer's obligation to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or employment benefit plan that provides greater parental leave or family leave rights to employees than the rights provided under this chapter.

(d) The parental leave and family leave rights mandated by this chapter shall not be diminished by any collective bargaining agreement or by any employment benefit plan.

(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect or diminish the contract rights or seniority status of any other employee of any employer covered by this chapter.