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Overview
Effective Aug. 1, 2025, Rhode Island updates a pre-existing labor law requirement:
- These changes are part of broader efforts to improve wage transparency and workplace equity to “Notice of Right to be Free from Discrimination because of Pregnancy”
- Employers are now prohibited from discriminating based on menopause or related health conditions.
Poster Update Log: Rhode Island Poster Update
What Changed
Menopause Protections: Rhode Island amended its Fair Employment Practices Act to clarify that discrimination based on conditions related to menopause qualifies as sex-based discrimination. This change codifies protections for employees who may be impacted by menopause symptoms in the workplace.
Key Details Included in the Notice
- Under Rhode Island law, employees and applicants are protected from discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, and related medical conditions.
- Workers have the right to request reasonable accommodations, including but not limited to time for expressing breast milk or managing symptoms such as vasomotor effects.
- Employers may not:
- Refuse a reasonable accommodation unless it poses an undue hardship on business operations.
- Force an employee to take leave if another reasonable accommodation is available.
- Deny job opportunities due to the request or need for a reasonable accommodation.
- If an employee believes their rights have been violated, they are encouraged to contact the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights for further assistance.
Where Can I Find More Information?
- All In One Poster Company is the leading provider of labor law and safety posters for all 50 states in the USA. Our website: https://www.allinoneposters.com
- Poster Update Log: Rhode Island & Federal Combination Poster
- Rhode Island Department of Labor Training: RI DLT Resource
