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R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-21-2 (2026)

Seniority rights on reemployment by prior employer

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Any member of the armed forces of the United States or any citizen of the United States who served in the armed forces of the united nations during World War II shall, upon his or her reemployment by a prior employer within one year after his or her honorable discharge from the armed forces, upon proper proof of his or her service and the length thereof, be given by the employer, in addition to the seniority rights he or she had when he or she left that employment prior to his or her joining the armed forces, additional seniority rights equal to the time he served in the armed forces.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–1990 · leading case: West v. Town of Bristol, 712 F. Supp. 269 (D.R.I. 1989).
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West v. Town of Bristol, 712 F. Supp. 269 (D.R.I. 1989). · cites it 2× “In 1945 the Rhode Island General Assembly enacted employment of veterans legislation that was subsequently codified as R.I.Gen.Laws § 30-21-2 et seq. which reads in pertinent part as follows.”
Rhode Island Fed'n of Teachers v. Employees' Ret. Sys., 542 A.2d 249 (R.I. 1988). · cites it 3× “The issues presented to the trial justice were whether plaintiffs were entitled to retirement credits under §§ 30-21-2 or 30-21-3, and whether the repeal of § 30-21-3, as applied to these plaintiffs, violated the Rhode Island and Federal Constitutions.”
Patty v. New England Tel. & Tel. Co., 745 F. Supp. 806 (D.R.I. 1990). · cites it 11× “In this case, plaintiffs, sixteen telephone company employees, allege that defendants’ failure to grant them enhanced seniority status, as provided under R.I.Gen. Laws §§ 30-21-2 and 30-21-3, constitutes a deprivation of their civil rights.”
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