Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now

Rhode Island is regulating grocery checkout lines now

Rhode Island has become the first state to require stores to keep 1 staffed checkout open for every 3 self-checkouts, or face fines of up to $500 a day.

Rhode Island’s Checkout Mandate Will Cost Consumers

Thanks to Governor Dan McKee’s recent union handout, the grocery store experience is about to get a lot worse for consumers and businesses. Just last week, Governor McKee signed legislation that requires grocery stores to maintain a ratio of one grocery store worker for every three self-checkout stands. At a time when grocery prices are...

Rhode Island's Checkout Mandate Will Cost Consumers - Americans for Tax Reform

Thanks to Governor Dan McKee’s recent union handout, the grocery store experience is about to get a lot worse for consumers and businesses. Just last week, Governor McKee signed legislation that requires grocery stores to maintain a ratio of one grocery store worker for every three self-checkout stands. At a time when grocery prices are increasingly unaffordable in Rhode Island, the state has instead added more onerous regulations, which will ma…