Rhode Island State Rep's Bill Would Cap Grocery Self-Checkout Stations

PROVIDENCE, RI — Pending legislation in the Rhode Island Statehouse would cap the number of grocery self-checkout stations.

The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Megan Cotter, D-Exeter, Richmond and Hopkinton, was introduced in January.

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The law would mandate that grocery stores have no more than eight self-service checkout stations operating at one time per location.

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The bill also calls for grocery stores to have a minimum of one manual checkout station in operation for every two self-service checkout stations in operation.

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In addition, no more than two self-service checkout stations may be simultaneously monitored by any one employee, if the bill passes.

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"Further, an employee shall be relieved of all other duties when monitoring any self-service checkout station including, but not limited to, operating a manual checkout station," the legislation says.

The bill is in committee.

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