Rhode Island General Laws 28-41-3. Inclusion of unpaid wages
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Wages earned by an employee for employment from employers, which remain unpaid because the assets of the employer for whom that employment was rendered are in the custody or control of an assignee for the benefit of a creditor, receiver, trustee, or any other fiduciary appointed by or under the control of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall, for all purposes of § 28-41-1 — § 28-41-6 and § 28-41-11, be deemed to be, and shall be treated as though those wages had been paid to that employee during the calendar year within which those wages were earned.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 5; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-41-3
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Employee: means any person who is or has been employed by an employer subject to chapters 39 — 41 of this title and in employment subject to those chapters. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-41-34
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.