New Hire Notification Requirements
As a reminder, effective January 1, 2026, when an employee is hired, they must be provided with a written notice in English containing certain pay-related information, such as their rate and basis of pay, deductions and allowances, employer policies on sick and other leaves, among other information.
The employee must sign and acknowledge receipt of the notice, and the employer must keep a copy of it for at least three years. A sample notice template is available and Rhode Island FrankCrum clients with the FrankAdvice HR Consulting service have been contacted. For questions on this new hire notification requirement, reach out to your HR Consultant.
Human Traffic Awareness Training
Effective January 1, 2026, Rhode Island requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to receive human trafficking awareness training annually.
Further, every operator of a hotel or short-term rental property must implement procedures and adopt policies for the reporting of suspected human trafficking to the national human trafficking hotline or to a local law enforcement agency.