Rhode Island § 28-14-6.1 § 28-14-6.1. Priority of wages due from employer in receivership or insolvency proceedings.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-14-6.1 — § 28-14-6.1. Priority of wages due from employer in receivership or insolvency proceedings.

Rhode Island § 28-14-6.1

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-14Payment of Wages

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-6.1 (2026).

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§ 28-14-6.1. Priority of wages due from employer in receivership or insolvency proceedings.
In the event of any distribution of an employer's assets pursuant to an order of any
            court under the laws of this state, including receivership, assignment for benefit
            of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, or similar proceeding, the wages
            or compensation earned and unpaid not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) to each
            wage earner earned within three (3) months of the commencement of the proceeding shall
            have the same priority in advance of payment of dividends to creditors as is given
            to wages under the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.

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§ 28-14-6.1. Priority of wages due from employer in receivership or insolvency proceedings.

In the event of any distribution of an employer's assets pursuant to an order of any court under the laws of this state, including receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, or similar proceeding, the wages or compensation earned and unpaid not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) to each wage earner earned within three (3) months of the commencement of the proceeding shall have the same priority in advance of payment of dividends to creditors as is given to wages under the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. That amount shall be paid as soon as sufficient sums are available, to employees entitled to the same according to the records of the employer; the employees being relieved of the necessity of filing claims with the receiver, assignee, or trustee unless the amount payable as shown on the books of the employer is not acceptable to any employee, in which case, the employee shall file his or her claim in the same manner as other creditors of the employer.