Rhode Island § 28-5.1-9 § 28-5.1-9. State employment services.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-5.1-9 — § 28-5.1-9. State employment services.

Rhode Island § 28-5.1-9

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-5.1Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5.1-9 (2026).

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§ 28-5.1-9. State employment services.
(a) All state agencies, including educational institutions, that provide employment referral
            or placement services to public or private employees shall accept job orders, refer
            for employment, test, classify, counsel, and train only on a nondiscriminatory basis.
            They shall refuse to fill any job order that has the effect of excluding any persons
            because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
            age, national origin, or disability.
         
(b) The agencies shall advise the commission for human rights promptly of any employers,
           

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§ 28-5.1-9. State employment services.

(a) All state agencies, including educational institutions, that provide employment referral or placement services to public or private employees shall accept job orders, refer for employment, test, classify, counsel, and train only on a nondiscriminatory basis. They shall refuse to fill any job order that has the effect of excluding any persons because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, or disability.

(b) The agencies shall advise the commission for human rights promptly of any employers, employment agencies, or unions suspected of practicing unlawful discrimination.

(c) The agencies shall assist employers and unions seeking to broaden their recruitment programs to include qualified applicants from minority groups.

(d) The department of labor and training, the governor's commission on disabilities, the advisory commission on women, and the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall fully utilize their knowledge of the labor market and economic conditions of the state, and their contacts with job applicants, employers, and unions, to promote equal employment opportunities, and shall require and assist all persons within their jurisdictions to initiate actions that remedy any situations or programs that have a negative impact on protected classes within the state.