R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-1
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§ 5-75-1. Legislative finding.
Official statutory text
The legislature finds that:
(a) Professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits that might otherwise not be available to them;
(b) Professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the division of taxation, as provided in this chapter and § 44-30-71.4; and
(c) Any allocation of the employer duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter will preserve all rights to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.
(a) Professional employer organizations provide a valuable service to commerce and the citizens of this state by increasing the opportunities of employers to develop cost-effective methods of satisfying their personnel requirements and providing employees with access to certain employment benefits that might otherwise not be available to them;
(b) Professional employer organizations operating in this state should be properly recognized and regulated by the division of taxation, as provided in this chapter and § 44-30-71.4; and
(c) Any allocation of the employer duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter will preserve all rights to which covered employees would be entitled under a traditional employment relationship.
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