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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 (2026)

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This chapter may be cited as the “State Fair Employment Practices Act.”

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Cited in 73 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Pena v. Honeywell Int'l, Inc., 923 F.3d 18 (1st Cir. 2019).
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Pena v. Honeywell Int'l, Inc., 923 F.3d 18 (1st Cir. 2019). · cites it 2× “; the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I. Gen Laws §§ 28-5-1 et seq.; the Civil Rights of People With Disabilities Act, R.”
Carmella Bucci v. Hurd Buick Pontiac GMC Truck, LLC, 85 A.3d 1160 (R.I. 2014). · cites it 4× “Bucci filed suit in Superior Court alleging, inter alia, that the defendant fired her due to unlawful age and disability discrimination in violation of G.L. 1956 § 28-5-1, the Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA).”
McElroy v. Fid. Invs. Institutional Servs. Co., 298 F. Supp. 3d 357 (D.R.I. 2018). · cites it 4× “McElroy asserts that Fidelity discriminated and retaliated against her for being pregnant and for using FMLA leave.”
Kosereis v. Dep't for, 331 F.3d 207 (1st Cir. 2003). “Laws § 42-112-1 (1998), and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 (2000). After discovery, the defendants moved for summary judgment.”
Mayer v. Prof'l Ambulance, LLC, 211 F. Supp. 3d 408 (D.R.I. 2016). · cites it 2× “Gen 1956 § 28-5-1 et seq. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to provide her with reasonable break time and an appropriate place to express breast milk, and that they fired her in retaliation for her requests and complaints concerning this issue.”
Hodgens v. Gen. Dynamics Corp., 963 F. Supp. 102 (D.R.I. 1997). · cites it 4× “(Count V), and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 et seq. (Count VI) 1 ; 3.”
Hodgens v. Gen. Dynamics Corp., 144 F.3d 151 (1st Cir. 1998). “, and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 et seq. These state laws require essentially the same elements as the corresponding federal laws.”
Freadman v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins., 484 F.3d 91 (1st Cir. 2007). “See Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 28-5-1 to 28-5-42; Rhode Island Civil Rights of Individuals with Handicaps Act (RICRIHA), id.”
Rathbun v. Autozone, Inc., 361 F.3d 62 (1st Cir. 2004). “All of her claims were grounded on two state statutes — the RICRA and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 28-5-1 to 28-5-42. Citing the-existence of diversity of citizenship and a controversy in the requisite amount, AutoZone removed the…”
Iacampo v. Hasbro, Inc., 929 F. Supp. 562 (D.R.I. 1996). · cites it 2× “I, § 2; the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I. Gen.Laws § 28-5-1 to -39 (1986 & Supp.”
Russell v. Enter. Rent-A-Car Co. of RI, 160 F. Supp. 2d 239 (D.R.I. 2001). · cites it 2× “(1994), and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act (“FEPA”), R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-1 et seq. (2000). In Count I plaintiff makes a disparate treatment claim, i.”
Donnelly v. Rhode Island Bd. of Governors for Higher Educ., 929 F. Supp. 583 (D.R.I. 1996). · cites it 4× “(1994), and the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act, R.I.Gen.Laws § 28-5-1 et seq. (1995). The Plaintiffs claim that the method utilized by the University of Rhode Island (URI) to fix minimum salaries paid to its faculty discriminates against women.”
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