The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) has issued new rules clarifying employers' obligations to pay premium pay for work on Sundays and holidays. A key part of these rules is defining what qualifies as a “retail business,” which affects how businesses calculate Sunday and holiday premium pay.
Nonexempt employees in Rhode Island must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 in a week. Additionally, if an employee works on a Sunday or on certain holidays, time-and-a-half also must be paid for the hours worked on that day. The rules differ based on whether the employer is a retailer.
For most employers, overtime and Sunday/holiday premium pay are calculated separately. For example, if an employee works 50 hours in a week for a non-retailer, including eight hours on Sunday, the employer must pay:
Retail businesses can count the Sunday/holiday premium towards their overtime pay obligation. So, for a retailer, the same 50-hour workweek would be compensated as:
Under the DLT’s rules, a “retail business” is defined as an establishment engaged primarily in the sale of goods or services directly to the general public. It operates at the end of the...
Russian propaganda is spreading false statements that the account of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, was allegedly created with...