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RI Gen L § 28-43-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-18 - Civil action to recover contributions.

§ 28-43-18. Civil action to recover contributions.If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions or interest on them at the time and in the manner required by the regulations adopted as prescribed, the amount of contributions due shall be collected by civil action. All civil actions shall be instituted in the name of the director, and he or she shall be exempt from giving any surety for costs. Civil actions brought under this section to collect contributions or interest on them shall be heard by the court having jurisdiction at the earliest possible date, and shall be entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court over all other civil actions, except petitions for a judicial review under chapters 42 — 44 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 14; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-18; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 38.
RI Gen L § 28-43-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-19 - Representation of director in civil actions.

§ 28-43-19. Representation of director in civil actions.In any civil action brought to enforce the provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, the director may be represented by any qualified attorney whom the director has designated and employed for this purpose, or at the director's request, by the attorney general.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-19.
RI Gen L § 28-43-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-20 - Contributions as debt to state - Lien on real estate.

§ 28-43-20. Contributions as debt to state — Lien on real estate.(a) The amount of any contributions, interest, and penalties imposed upon any employer under the provisions of this chapter shall be a debt due from that employer to the state, shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts, and shall until collected constitute a lien upon all the real property of that employer located in this state. That lien shall take precedence over any other lien or encumbrance on that property except as subsequently provided. The director may file a notice of that tax lien with the records of land evidence for the city or town where that property is located and it shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds or the city or town clerk having custody of those records to receive, file, and index that notice under the name of the employer. Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this section to the contrary, the lien imposed by this section shall not be valid with respect to property in any city or town as against any bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, or lessee whose interest in that real property appears of record in the city or town prior to the time of filing of the notice of tax lien in that city or town.(b) The notice of the filed tax lien shall be in writing, shall contain the name and last known address of the employer, and shall state that the employer is indebted to the state of Rhode Island under this chapter for which the director claims a lien; that notice need not describe the employer's property, or specify the amount of taxes owed, or the period of time covered by the delinquency. When a notice is filed in a city or town by the director, it shall, unless sooner discharged or released, also apply to property in the same city or town subsequently acquired by the employer during a period of six (6) years from the date of filing, and that filing need not be repeated for each successive delinquency of the employer. The notice shall expire six (6) years from the date of filing unless renewed by again filing a notice on or before that expiration date. The director shall discharge or release the notice of lien when the employer is no longer delinquent in the payment of any contributions, interest, or penalties, whether incurred prior or subsequent to the date of filing of the notice, or upon request, following the expiration of the statutory lien period, as set forth in this subsection.(c) For the filing of a notice of lien or for its discharge, the recorder of deeds or the city or town clerk shall be paid out of any money appropriated for expenses, a fee of four dollars ($4.00) for a completed entry.(d) The authority granted to the director to file a notice of lien shall not be held to repeal or amend in any other respect the provisions of § 28-42-38.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-20; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-21 - Notice of transfer of business - Contributions due immediately.

§ 28-43-21. Notice of transfer of business — Contributions due immediately.The sale or transfer by any employer other than receivers, assignees under a voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors, trustees in bankruptcy, or public officers acting under judicial process, of the major part in value of the assets of that employer otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade and the regular and usual prosecution of that employer's business shall be fraudulent and void as against the state, unless that employer, at least five (5) days before the sale or transfer, notifies the director of the proposed sale or transfer and of the price, terms, and conditions of the sale and of the character and location of those assets. Whenever that employer makes the sale or transfer, all contributions imposed by this chapter shall be paid at the time when the director is notified, or, if he or she is not notified, at the time when he or she should have been notified.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-21; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-22 - Collection powers - Surety bond to pay.

§ 28-43-22. Collection powers — Surety bond to pay.(a) The director shall have for the collection of contributions imposed by this chapter all powers as are prescribed for collection of contributions in this title. The director may require any employer subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter to file with the director a bond, issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, in any amount that the director may fix, to secure the payment of the contributions, penalties, and interest due or which may become due from that employer.(b) (1) The director may require the employer to deposit with the general treasurer a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the director in an amount to be determined by the director, but not greater than an amount equal to double the amount of the estimated tax that would normally be due from the employer each month under this chapter, but in no case shall the deposit be less than one hundred dollars ($100).(2) Where an employer who has deposited a bond with the general treasurer under subdivision (1) of this subsection has failed to collect or remit contributions in accordance with this chapter, the director may, upon giving written notice to the employer by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond in whole or in part to the amount that should have been collected, remitted, or paid by the employer.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-22; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-43-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-23 - Repealed.

§ 28-43-23. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 4; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2275, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-23; Repealed by P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 4, effective June 19, 1985.
RI Gen L § 28-43-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-24 - Contributions payable by governmental entities.

§ 28-43-24. Contributions payable by governmental entities.(a) In lieu of contributions required by employers under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, a governmental entity as defined in § 28-42-3(22) may elect to pay to the director for the employment security fund an amount equal to the amount of regular benefits and of one-half (½) of the extended benefits paid that are attributable to service in the employ of the governmental entity for weeks of unemployment which begin during the effective period of that election in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-29; provided, that for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 1979, governmental entities which have elected reimbursement shall be responsible for reimbursing the fund for the full amount of extended benefits that are attributable to service in the employ of that governmental entity.(b) If a governmental entity elects to reimburse the fund, reimbursement payments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-30 and the allocation of benefit costs shall be made in accordance with provisions of § 28-43-31.(c) If a governmental entity does not elect to reimburse the fund, it shall be required to pay contributions as provided in chapters 42 — 44 of this title.History of Section.G.L.1938, ch. 284, § 23; P.L. 1955, ch. 3428, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-24; P.L. 1961, ch. 57, § 2; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 8; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 13; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 91.
RI Gen L § 28-43-25 - 28-43-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-25 - 28-43-27 - Repealed.

§ 28-43-25 — 28-43-27. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 28-43-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-28 - Waiver of contributions and interest under one dollar.

§ 28-43-28. Waiver of contributions and interest under one dollar.If the total amount due to the department of labor and training from an employer in contributions and/or interest for any period is less than one dollar ($1.00), that amount shall not be assessed.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 28-43-28; P.L. 1958, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-31 - Allocation of benefit costs - Reimbursable employers.

§ 28-43-31. Allocation of benefit costs — Reimbursable employers.(a) Each employer that is liable for payments in lieu of contributions in accordance with § 28-43-29 shall pay to the director for the fund the full amount of regular benefits paid plus the full amount of extended benefits paid, less any federal payments to the state under § 204 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, that are attributable to service in the employ of that employer; provided, that for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 1979, governmental entities that are liable for reimbursement shall be responsible for reimbursing the fund for the full amount of extended benefits so paid.(b) Each employer that is liable for payments in lieu of contributions in accordance with § 28-43-29 shall make payments to the director that shall include, but not be limited to, benefits paid but denied on appeal or benefits paid in error that cannot be properly charged against another employer either reimbursable or contributory; provided, that if the benefits that were paid in error are subsequently repaid, those amounts shall be credited to the employer's account after repayment is actually received by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 19; P.L. 1991, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 91; P.L. 2014, ch. 179, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 203, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-43-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-32 - Group accounts.

§ 28-43-32. Group accounts.Two (2) or more employers that have become liable for payments in lieu of contributions, in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-29, may file a joint application to the director for the establishment of a group account for the purpose of sharing the cost of benefits paid that are attributable to service in the employ of those employers. Each application shall identify and authorize a group representative to act as the group's agent for the purposes of this section. Upon approval of the application, the director shall establish a group account for those employers effective as of the beginning of the calendar quarter in which he or she receives the application and shall notify the group's representative of the effective date of the account. That account shall remain in effect for not less than two (2) tax years and subsequently until terminated at the discretion of the director or upon application by the group. Upon establishment of the account, each member of the group shall be liable for payments in lieu of contributions with respect to each calendar quarter in the amount that bears the same ratio to the total benefits paid in that quarter that are attributable to service performed in the employ of all members of the group as the total wages paid for service in employment by that member in that quarter bear to the total wages paid during that quarter for service performed in the employ of all members of the group. The director shall prescribe any regulations as deemed necessary with respect to applications for establishment, maintenance, and termination of group accounts that are authorized by this section, for addition of new members to, and withdrawal of active members from, those accounts, and for the determination of the amounts that are payable under this section by members of the group and the time and manner of those payments.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9.
RI Gen L § 28-43-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-33 - Transition provisions.

§ 28-43-33. Transition provisions.Notwithstanding any provisions in §§ 28-43-29 and 28-43-30, any nonprofit organization or group of organizations not required to be covered pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 3309(a)(1) prior to January 1, 1978, and that prior to October 20, 1976, paid contributions required by the provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, and pursuant to § 28-43-29, elects within thirty (30) days after January 1, 1978 to make payments in lieu of contributions, shall not be required to make any payments on account of any regular or extended benefits paid on the basis of wages paid by that organization to individuals for weeks of unemployment which begin on or after the effective date of that election until the total amount of those benefits equals the amount of the positive balance in the experience rating account of that organization or group of organizations.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 20.
RI Gen L § 28-43-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-34 - Repayment - Federal advances.

§ 28-43-34. Repayment — Federal advances.(a) If at any time the amount in the employment security fund exceeds the amount of any outstanding balance of this state due to the federal unemployment account in the unemployment trust fund, the governor may, upon recommendation of the director, in accordance with federal law and regulations in effect, cause to be paid from the employment security fund an amount equal to the outstanding balance to the federal unemployment account.(b) If on June 30, 1985, or on any subsequent June 30, the amount in the employment security fund exceeds the amount of any outstanding balance of this state due to the federal unemployment account in the unemployment trust fund, the governor shall, in accordance with federal law and regulations then in effect, cause to be paid from the employment security fund an amount equal to the outstanding balance to the federal unemployment account; provided, that the remaining balance in the unemployment security fund after that payment will equal or exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of benefits estimated by the director to be paid in the next succeeding twelve (12) months.(c) In any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 1983, The governor may, upon recommendation of the director, cause to be paid from the employment security fund to the federal unemployment account, any amount or amounts if, in accordance with federal laws and regulations then in effect, the governor deems that payment to be in the best interest of this state.(d) The governor may delegate his or her authority to make voluntary repayments of Title XII advances from the account of the State of Rhode Island in the unemployment trust fund to the federal unemployment account to the director in accordance with the provisions of Section 1202 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 1322]. The director may make voluntary repayments as he or she deems necessary, provided that upon making such a voluntary repayment, the director shall notify the governor, the speaker of the house, the senate president, the chairman of the house finance committee and the chairman of the senate finance committee of the action taken.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 7; P.L. 1983, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 8, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-44-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-1 - Source and manner of payment of benefits - Services covered by federal law.

§ 28-44-1. Source and manner of payment of benefits — Services covered by federal law.Benefits shall be payable from the fund and shall be paid through employment offices, or any other agencies that the director may designate, and the federal Social Security Administration may approve, in accordance with any regulations adopted as prescribed. No individual shall have or assert any right to benefits under the employment security law of this state with respect to wages paid for services, as defined in § 28-42-8(5) irrespective of when those services were performed.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 6; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2811, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-1.
RI Gen L § 28-44-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-2 - Payment day on holiday.

§ 28-44-2. Payment day on holiday.Whenever the day for payment of weekly benefit under this chapter falls upon a holiday, that weekly payment shall be made on either the day immediately preceding or the day immediately following that holiday.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2327, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-2.
RI Gen L § 28-44-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-3 - Wages considered in computing benefits.

§ 28-44-3. Wages considered in computing benefits.Notwithstanding any provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title to the contrary, "wages" as used in the phrase "wages for employment from employers" means, with reference to the benefit provisions of those chapters, only those wages which are paid subsequent to the date upon which the employing unit, by whom those wages were paid, has satisfied the conditions of § 28-42-3(16) with respect to becoming an employer subject to those chapters.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3420, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-3; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 10.
RI Gen L § 28-44-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-3.1 - Repealed.

§ 28-44-3.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 21; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 28; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 15, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 28-44-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-4 - Inclusion of unpaid wages.

§ 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.Wages earned by an employee for employment from employers which 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.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 92.
RI Gen L § 28-44-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-5 - Repealed.

§ 28-44-5. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1192, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2835, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3427, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 215, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 19, effective July 5, 1995.
RI Gen L § 28-44-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security - Benefits|Section 28-44-7 - Partial unemployment benefits.

§ 28-44-7. Partial unemployment benefits.For weeks beginning on or after July 1, 1983, an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid sufficient benefits with respect to that week, so that the individual's week's wages, rounded to the next higher multiple of one dollar ($1.00), as defined in § 28-42-3(26), and the individual's benefits combined will equal in amount the weekly benefit rate to which the individual would be entitled if totally unemployed in that week. For weeks beginning on or after May 23, 2021, through June 30, 2022, an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid benefits in an amount equal to the weekly benefit rate to which the individual would be entitled if totally unemployed in that week less any wages earned in that week, as defined in § 28-42-3(26), and the individual's benefits combined may not exceed in amount one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the individual's weekly benefit rate.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 6; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2539, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2833, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-7; P.L. 1983, ch. 63, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 17, § 2, effective May 21, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 18, § 2, effective May 21, 2021.