Rhode Island § 28-44-4 § 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-44-4 — § 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.

Rhode Island § 28-44-4

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-44Employment Security â€” Benefits

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-44-4 (2026).

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§ 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.
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.
         

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§ 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.

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.