Enables employees to no longer have to utilize sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave or other paid time off as a condition to their maternity leave.

LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS - Enables employees to no longer have to utilize sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave or other paid time off as a condition to their maternity leave.

• RI S2737Expands the benefit definitions to include a grandchild and care recipient and increases benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and 12 weeks for 2028 and provides a TDI/TCI opt-in option for self-employed workers.
• RI S2927Provides that Rhode Island state employees be eligible for temporary disability insurance effective January 1, 2027.
• RI H7967Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
• RI S2928Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.
• RI H8330Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.