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

SECTION 28-44-4

   § 28-44-4  Inclusion of unpaid wages.– Wages earned by an employee for employment from employers which remain unpaidbecause the assets of the employer for whom that employment was rendered are inthe 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 ofcompetent 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 thoughthose wages had been paid to that employee during the calendar year withinwhich those wages were earned.