Rhode Island

For Rhode Island, statute citation is Rhode Island General Laws Title 28. Labor and Labor Relations § 28-6-22; what must be disclosed is Upon the applicant's request, an employer shall provide an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant is applying. The employer should provide a wage range for the position the applicant is applying for prior to discussing compensation, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

What the source says

Upon the applicant's request, an employer shall provide an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant is applying. The employer should provide a wage range for the position the applicant is applying for prior to discussing compensation. An employer shall provide an employee the wage range for the employee's position both at the time of hire and when the employee moves into a new position. During the course of employment, upon an employee's request, an employer shall provide the wage range for the employee's position. (d) The department of labor and training may provide guidance to employers for determining the information to be provided pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and may include information regarding definitions applicable to this chapter. (e) An employer may not refuse to interview, hire, promote, or employ an applicant for employment or employee and may not retaliate against that individual because he or she did not provide a wage history or because he or she requested the wage range for a position in accordance with this section.

— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-19

Source

• codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-28-labor-and-labor-relations/ri-gen-laws-sect-28-6-22.html

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