RHODE ISLAND

12) Are there any provisions which discuss apprentices?

A.) There was no mention during my research of Rhode Island, of Apprentices falling under the Prevailing Wage Act. "Employees" are the only classification that falls under the Prevailing Wage Act, and the definition for such is as follows:

B.) The term "employees", as used in this section, shall include employees of contractors or subcontractors performing jobs on various types of public works including mechanics, apprentices, teamsters, chauffeurs, and laborers engaged in the transportation of gravel or fill to the site of public works, the removal and/or delivery of gravel or fill or ready-mix concrete, sand, bituminous stone, or asphalt flowable fill from the site of public works, or the transportation or removal of gravel or fill from one location to another on the site of public works, and the employment of the employees shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b).