(a) Every employee who has been employed by the same employer for twelve (12) consecutive
months shall be entitled, upon advance notice to his or her employer, to thirteen
(13) consecutive workweeks of parental leave or family leave in any two (2) calendar
years. The employee shall give at least thirty (30) days’ notice of the intended date
upon which parental leave or family leave shall commence and terminate, unless prevented
by medical emergency from giving the notice. The director shall promulgate regulations
governing the form and content of the employee’s notice to the employer.
(b) Parental leave or family leave granted pursuant to this chapter may consist of unpaid
leave. If an employer provides paid parental leave or family leave for fewer than
thirteen (13) weeks, the additional weeks of leave added to attain the total of thirteen
(13) weeks required by subsection (a) may be unpaid.
(c) The employer may request that the employee provide the employer with written certification
from a physician caring for the person who is the reason for the employee’s leave,
which certification shall specify the probable duration of the employee’s leave.
Notes of Decisions
Asadoorian v. Warwick Sch. Comm., 691 A.2d 573 (R.I. 1997).
· cites it 2× “” Section 28-48-2(a). Furthermore, § 28-48-3(a) provides: “Every employee who exercises his or her right to parental leave or family leave under this chapter shall, upon the expiration *580 of that leave, be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the…”
Tardie v. Rehab. Hosp. of Rhode Island, 6 F. Supp. 2d 125 (D.R.I. 1998).
· cites it 2× “R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-48-2. “Family Leave” is defined by the statute as “leave by reason of the serious illness of a family member.”
Ingraham v. UTGR, Inc. (D.R.I. 2022).
· cites it 2× “Ingraham falters, however, is at the third step, requiring that he demonstrate a causal connection between the exercise of his right to take leave and 2 The Federal Act guarantees up to 12 weeks of leave, 29 U.”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-48-2(a) — 2 cases
Asadoorian v. Warwick Sch. Comm., 691 A.2d 573 (R.I. 1997).
“” Section 28-48-2(a). Furthermore, § 28-48-3(a) provides: “Every employee who exercises his or her right to parental leave or family leave under this chapter shall, upon the expiration *580 of that leave, be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position held by the…”
Ingraham v. UTGR, Inc. (D.R.I. 2022).
“Ingraham falters, however, is at the third step, requiring that he demonstrate a causal connection between the exercise of his right to take leave and 2 The Federal Act guarantees up to 12 weeks of leave, 29 U.”
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