Rhode Island § 28-5-22 § 28-5-22. Evidence of predetermined pattern.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-5-22 — § 28-5-22. Evidence of predetermined pattern.

Rhode Island § 28-5-22

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-5Fair Employment Practices

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-22 (2026).

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§ 28-5-22. Evidence of predetermined pattern.
The commission shall, in ascertaining the practices followed by the respondent, take
            into account all evidence, statistical or otherwise, that may tend to prove the existence
            of a predetermined pattern of employment or membership. Nothing in this section shall
            be construed to authorize or require any employer or labor organization to employ
            or admit applicants for employment or membership in the proportion to which their
            race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability,
            age, or country of ancestral origin bears to the total population or in accordance
          

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§ 28-5-22. Evidence of predetermined pattern.

The commission shall, in ascertaining the practices followed by the respondent, take into account all evidence, statistical or otherwise, that may tend to prove the existence of a predetermined pattern of employment or membership. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or require any employer or labor organization to employ or admit applicants for employment or membership in the proportion to which their race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, or country of ancestral origin bears to the total population or in accordance with any criterion other than the individual qualifications of the applicant.

Legislative History

P.L. 1949, ch. 2181, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 28-5-22; P.L. 1973, ch. 132, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 15; P.L. 1995, ch. 32, § 4; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 340, § 3.