{"id":5468,"date":"2024-07-17T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2024-07-17T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:25:04","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/17\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-18\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rhode Island Passes Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program<\/strong> &#8211; On June 26, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/RI\/bill\/S2045\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 2045<\/a> was signed into law, establishing a state-operated retirement savings program called Rhode Island Secure Choice. 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