Rhode Island General Laws 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages
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Wages earned by an employee for employment from employers that 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 creditors, receiver, trustee, or any other fiduciary appointed by or under the control of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall, for all purposes of §§ 28-44-1, 28-44-3, 28-44-6, and 28-44-11, 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.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 92.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-44-4
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
- 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.