§ 28-14-23 — § 28-14-23. Assignment of wage claims to director — Prosecution of actions.

Rhode Island § 28-14-23

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 28: Labor and Labor Relations
• Ch. 28-14: Payment of Wages

Text

§ 28-14-23. Assignment of wage claims to director — Prosecution of actions.

The director shall have the power and authority to:

(1) Take assignments of wage claims and rights of action for penalties as provided by §§ 28-14-17 and 28-14-19 without being bound by any of the technical rules with reference to the validity of the assignments;

(2) Prosecute actions for the collection of the claims of persons who, in the judgment of the director, have claims which are valid and enforceable in the courts; and

(3) Join various claimants in one preferred claim or lien, and in case of suit to join them in one cause of action.

Legislative History

P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 9; P.L. 1955, ch. 3588, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-23; P.L. 2022, ch. 234, art. 1, § 11, effective December 31, 2022.