1. Discrimination/Harassment
2. Safety & Health (workplace health and safety complaints and information)
3. Temporary Disability
4. Unemployment Insurance
5. Wage & Hours/Labor Standards Violations
6. Workers Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
1. Discrimination/Harassment
For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in Rhode Island, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: Rhode Island
Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency
Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights
180 Westminster Street, 3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02903-3768
Phone: (401) 222-2661
Fax: (401) 222-2616
TDD: (401) 222-2664
Web Address: http://www.richr.state.ri.us/frames.html
Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Boston Area Office
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Government Center
4th Floor, Room 475
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617) 565-3200
TTY: (617) 565-3204
For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies.
2. Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Providence Area Office
Federal Office Building
380 Westminster Mall, Room 243
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-4669
Fax: (401) 528-4663
For more information about this agency, see the OSHA section of our page on federal agencies.
3. Temporary Disability
Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training
Temporary Disability Insurance
Center General Complex
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-8420
Fax: (401) 462-8466
Web Address: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/tdi/
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4. Unemployment Insurance
Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training
Unemployment Insurance
Center General Complex
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 243-9100
TDD: (401) 243-9149
E-Mail: unemploymentinsurance@dlt.state.ri.us
Web Address: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/ui/
5. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – State Agency
Rhode Island has no state agency that enforces wage and hour laws; see the local DOL office(s) below.
Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – Local Offices of Federal Agency (DOL)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
ESA Wage & Hour Division
Hartford Connecticut District Office
135 High Street, Room 210
Hartford, CT 06103-1111
Phone: (860) 240-4160
Fax: (860) 240-4029
For more information about this agency, see the U.S. Department of Labor section of our page on federal agencies.
6. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Division of Workers’ Compensation
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building 69, Second Floor
P. O. Box 20190
Cranston, RI 02920-0942
Phone (Main Line): (401) 462-8100
Information Line: (401) 462-8125
TDD: (401) 462-8084
E-Mail: WCEdcUnit@DLT.state.ri.us
Web Address: http://www.dlt.ri.gov/wc/