§ 28-60-1 — § 28-60-1. Posting of veterans' benefits and services.

Rhode Island § 28-60-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 28: Labor and Labor Relations
• Ch. 28-60: Posting of Veterans’ Benefits and Services

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§ 28-60-1. Posting of veterans' benefits and services.

(a) The department of labor and training shall consult with the office of veterans services to create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services poster.

(b) Such poster shall, at a minimum, include information regarding the following services available to veterans:

(1) Contact and website information for the office of veterans services and the department's veterans' program;

(2) Substance abuse and mental health treatment;

(3) Educational, workforce, and training resources;

(4) Tax benefits;

(5) Rhode Island state veteran drivers' licenses and non-driver identification cards;

(6) Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and/or federal law;

(7) Legal services; and

(8) Contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans crisis line.

(c) Every employer in the state with more than fifty (50) full-time equivalent employees shall display the poster created pursuant to this section in a conspicuous place accessible to employees in the workplace.

Legislative History

P.L. 2024, ch. 196, § 1, effective January 1, 2025; P.L. 2024, ch. 195, § 1, effective January 1, 2025.