Rhode Island
What Rhode Island law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
5 guides written for this state
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| claim | free route | statute |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 |
| Employment unpaid overtime | The Labor Standards unit of the Department of Labor and Training investigates wage complaints and names overtime among them, alongside minimum wage, payment of wages, and Sunday and holiday premium pay.↗ | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | The Banking Division of the Department of Business Regulation licenses debt collectors in Rhode Island and takes written consumer complaints. It says it will promptly acknowledge the complaint and advise you of any action taken, and the Division handles several hundred consumer complaints and inquiries a year.↗ | — |
| Employment being fired for complaining | Your EEOC deadline here is 300 days rather than 180, because the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights takes charges of the same kind — the extension in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) turns on nothing else. R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-17 gives you one year for the state charge, which is two months more than the federal window. The state claim outlives the federal one here, so do not let the 300 days go by on the assumption that the longer number covers both.↗ | — |
| Injury a car accident | — | R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b) |
free route · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 2 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
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