Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-14.1 - Tip Protection

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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
• Employer: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, receiver, or other like officer appointed by a court of this state, and any agent or officer of any of the previously mentioned classes, employing any person in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Service charge: means a compulsory fee charged by an employer to a patron. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1
• Tip: means voluntary monetary compensation received directly or indirectly by the employee for services rendered. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1
• Tipped employee: means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1