Workers’ Rights

We spend roughly half of our waking hours at work. We are committed to protecting basic rights of employees in the workplace, and has a long history promoting those rights through legislation, litigation and public advocacy.

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Explore our work protecting workers' rights in Rhode Island.

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Know Your Rights
Know Your Rights: Ban the Box

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Ban the Box

Know Your Rights
Know Your Rights: Fair Chance Licensing

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Fair Chance Licensing

Know Your Rights
LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: LGBTQ Rights at Work

Court Case
Oct 22, 2025

Parente v. Lefebvre

This "friend of the court" brief was submitted to challenge the RI Attorney General's position that state officials are immune from ever being sued in federal court under one of RI’s key anti-discrimination civil rights statutes.
Court Case
May 27, 2020

Hanson et. al. v. RIDLT

This is a successful class-action lawsuit challenging the RI Department of Labor and Training’s (DLT) actions in summarily freezing unemployment insurance payments without notice or explanation.
Court Case
Dec 13, 2019

Robbio v. Raimondo

Court Case
Jul 11, 2018

Borrelli v. Premier Entertainment II, LLC.