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Oppose Minimum-Wage Increase
S-2059 Substitute A has passed the Senate Labor Committee, and will mandate an annual increase of up to 3 percent. Sen. Raptakis now wants to amend this bill so that the minimum wage will be equivalent to $7.60 on its effective date of Jan. 1, 2009. Contact your lawmakers and tell them you oppose this bill, as it will increase the cost of doing business in Rhode Island.
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Court Limits Tort Liability
"Today's decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court is a major victory for all business owners. The court rejected the attempt of trial lawyers to dramatically expand tort liability for business owners by imposing a new 'public nuisance' theory of liability. In this case, trial lawyers were trying to hold paint manufacturers liable for lead paint exposure despite the fact that at the time the lead paint was being made and sold, it was a lawful product."
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