§ 28-40-10 - Priority of contributions in insolvency or bankruptcy. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-40-10

   § 28-40-10  Priority of contributions ininsolvency or bankruptcy. – In the event of any distribution of an employer's assets pursuant to an orderof any court under the laws of this state, including any receivership,assignment for benefit of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, orsimilar proceeding, contribution payments then or subsequently due shall havethe same priority as given to wage claims of not more than one hundred dollars($100) to each claimant, earned within six (6) months of the commencement ofthe proceeding. In the event of an employer's adjudication in bankruptcy,judicially confirmed extension proposal, or composition, under the federalBankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., contributions then orsubsequently due shall be entitled to the priority provided in 11 U.S.C. §507.