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RI Gen L § 28-14-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-2.2 - Frequency of payment.

§ 28-14-2.2. Frequency of payment.(a) Except as provided in §§ 28-14-4, 28-14-5 and subsections (b) and (c) of this section, every employee other than employees of the state and its political subdivisions and of religious, literary, or charitable corporations shall be paid weekly all due wages from his or her employer, except those employees whose compensation is fixed at a biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, or yearly rate.(b) The director may, upon written petition showing good and sufficient reason, permit employers in the state of Rhode Island whose average payroll exceeds two hundred percent (200%) of the state minimum wage as defined in § 28-12-3 to pay wages less frequently than weekly provided:(1) The employer makes payment of wages regularly on a predesignated date no less than twice per month;(2) The employer provides proof of a surety bond or other sufficient demonstration of security in the amount of the highest biweekly payroll exposure in the preceding year for the employees subject to the petition; and(3) If the involved employees are subject to collective bargaining, the employer provides the written consent of the collective bargaining representative for all involved employees.(c) The director may, upon written petition showing good and sufficient reason, permit employers in the state of Rhode Island whose average payroll is less than two hundred percent (200%) of the state minimum wage as defined in § 28-12-3 to pay wages and salaries of their employees less frequently than weekly provided:(1) The employer has supplied the department with the following information:(i) The method through which wages shall be paid;(ii) The requested frequency of payment;(iii) The employer's designated payday(s);(iv) The classification of the employees involved;(v) The salary range of the employees involved; and(vi) The employer's federal identification number;(2) The employer makes payment of wages regularly on a predesignated date no less than twice per month;(3) The employer has no history of wage and hour violations;(4) The employer provides proof of a surety bond or other sufficient demonstration of security in the amount of the highest biweekly payroll exposure in the preceding year for the employees subject to the petition; and(5) If the involved employees are subject to collective bargaining, the employer provides the written consent of the collective bargaining representative for all involved employees.(d) If the director approves a written petition under subsection (b) or (c), the permission is valid for an indefinite period of time, provided that:(1) Payroll is regularly satisfied on the designated payday;(2) The information provided by the employer to substantiate its request does not change; and(3) The employer remains in compliance with all other state labor laws.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 223, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 272, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 282, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 349, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-3 - Deduction and payment of union dues.

§ 28-14-3. Deduction and payment of union dues.Whenever a majority of the members of the duly certified collective bargaining unit in any place of employment requests, in writing, from their employer that their union dues be deducted from their salary, the dues shall be deducted and remitted together with a list of the members whose dues have been deducted and the amount so deducted to the treasurer of the labor union designated by the employee in the request. The deductions shall be taken out according to appropriate payroll periods.History of Section.P.L. 1955, ch. 3559, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-3.
RI Gen L § 28-14-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-3.1 - Payroll deductions.

§ 28-14-3.1. Payroll deductions.(a) Subject to any provisions of the general laws or the public laws to the contrary, whenever any employer provides for a payroll deduction for any purpose, the employer shall transfer those funds deducted to the appropriate person, agency, partnership, or corporation entitled to the money deducted, within twenty-one (21) days following the last day of the month in which the deduction is made, except if the person, agency, partnership, or corporation entitled to money deducted permits otherwise in writing.(b) Any employer who violates the provisions of this section shall be liable to an employee in a civil action brought by the employee for any loss sustained by the employee as a result of a violation.(c) In addition to the penalty provided by subsection (b) of this section, any employer who fails, intentionally, or who fails after written notification by the employee or by the collective bargaining representative of the employee, to transfer funds as required by subsection (a) of this section within thirty (30) days following the last day of the month in which the deduction is made, shall be liable for an additional penalty in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day beyond the thirty (30) day period during which he or she fails to transfer the funds. This additional penalty shall be payable to the employee from whose wages the funds were deducted.History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 146, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-3.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-3.2 - Deductions not authorized.

§ 28-14-3.2. Deductions not authorized.(a) No employer shall deduct or withhold from the payment of wages owed to an employee for the performance of work or other reason set forth in this chapter, any monies not authorized by federal or state law or by court order, without first getting written or electronic approval from the employee. However, a deduction shall never be authorized by an employee or deducted by an employer from an employee's wage for:(1) Spoilage or breakage;(2) Shortages or losses; or(3) Fines or penalties for tardiness, misconduct, or quitting by an employee without notice.(b) In addition to any other penalty or enforcement provision set forth in this chapter, any employer violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to treble damages, payable to the employee, of the amount not authorized to be deducted or withheld.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 501, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 313, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-4 - Payment on separation by employer.

§ 28-14-4. Payment on separation by employer.(a) Whenever an employee separates or is separated from the payroll of an employer, the unpaid wages or compensation of the employee shall become due on the next regular payday and payable at the usual place of payment.(b) Whenever an employee separates or is separated from the payroll of an employer after completing at least one year of service, any vacation pay accrued or awarded by collective bargaining, written or verbal company policy, or any other written or verbal agreement between employer and employee shall become wages and payable in full or on a prorated basis with all other due wages on the next regular payday for the employee.(c) Whenever an employer separates an employee from the payroll as a result of the employer liquidating the business, merging the business, disposing the business, or removing the business out of state, all wages become immediately due and payable within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of separation at the usual place of payment. Additionally, if the employee has completed at least one year of service with the employer, holiday pay, vacation pay in full or on a prorated basis, and insurance benefits due the employee under a collective bargaining agreement, company policy, or other agreement between the employer and employee shall be considered as unpaid wages due and payable within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of separation at the usual place of payment.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1669, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1237, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-4; P.L. 1959, ch. 139, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 84, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-5 - Payment in event of industrial dispute.

§ 28-14-5. Payment in event of industrial dispute.In the event of the suspension of work as the result of an industrial dispute, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of the suspension, without abatement or reduction, shall become due and payable at the next regular payday.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1237, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-5.
RI Gen L § 28-14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-6 - Payment of wages of deceased employees.

§ 28-14-6. Payment of wages of deceased employees.(a) Any employer, including the state or a municipal corporation, may at any time after thirty (30) days from the death of an employee pay all wages or personal earnings due to the deceased employee, in order of preference, to: (1) the surviving husband or wife; (2) children eighteen (18) years of age or older in equal shares; (3) father and mother, or the survivor; (4) sisters and brothers in equal shares of the deceased employee; or (5) the person who has paid the funeral bill of the deceased employee; provided the employer has no actual notice of the issuance of any letters testamentary or letters of administration upon the estate of the deceased employee, or of the pendency of any petition for them, provided the wages or personal earnings do not exceed the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150).(b) The payment of wages or personal earnings as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be a full discharge and release to the employer from any claim for those wages or personal earnings by the estate of the deceased employee or any other person.(c) As a condition of payment, the employer may require satisfactory proof by affidavit or otherwise as to the relationship of the parties and may also require proper receipts or releases for the payment or payments.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 2A; P.L. 1947, ch. 1945, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-6.
RI Gen L § 28-14-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-6.1 - Priority of wages due from employer in receivership or insolvency proceedings.

§ 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 federal 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.History of Section.G.L., § 28-14-6.1; P.L. 1960, ch. 120, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-7 - Repealed.

§ 28-14-7. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-7; Repealed by P.L. 1977, ch. 223, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-8 - Payment of undisputed amounts in wage disputes.

§ 28-14-8. Payment of undisputed amounts in wage disputes.In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the amount of wages that he or she concedes to be due and shall pay that amount without condition within the time set by this chapter; provided, that acceptance by the employee of this payment shall not constitute a release as to the balance of his or her claim.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-8.
RI Gen L § 28-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-9 - Effect of private agreements - Payment of bonuses.

§ 28-14-9. Effect of private agreements — Payment of bonuses.Nothing contained in this chapter shall in any way limit or prohibit the payment of wages or compensation at more frequent intervals, or in greater amounts or in full when or before due, but no provision of this chapter can in any way be contravened or set aside by a private agreement; provided, that no agreement contained in a written contract relating to the payment of any bonus in addition to the payment of wages shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-9.
RI Gen L § 28-14-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-10 - Wage deductions unaffected.

§ 28-14-10. Wage deductions unaffected.(a) None of the sections of this chapter shall be applicable to, control, or prohibit the deduction from wages of an employee by an employer in accordance with the terms of a collective bargaining agent of a majority of the employees in a bargaining unit of employees in which the employee is employed; provided, that the amount deducted from the wages of the employee is to be: (1) used for the purpose of defraying the costs of legal services, counsel fees, or contribution to a prepaid legal services plan for those employees, their families, and their dependents, or (2) paid to pension, welfare, vacation, or annuity plans or an insurance plan for accident, health, disability, or life coverage or similar plans, complete provisions for which are contained in a collective bargaining agreement or a supplemental agreement as provided in them between the employer and the authorized bargaining agent of the employees and those plans are for the benefit of employees, their dependents, and beneficiaries in the bargaining unit, including full-time employees of the labor organization, provided it shall make the same payment for its employees to that plan or plans.(b) None of the sections of this chapter shall be applicable to, control, or prohibit the deduction from wages of an employee by an employer in accordance with a written request made by the individual employee of:(1) Trade union or craft dues or other obligations imposed by a collective bargaining contract;(2) Subscriptions to a nonprofit hospital service corporation or nonprofit medical and/or surgical service corporation;(3) Contributions to or for the use of a religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational corporation, trust, community chest fund, or foundation;(4) Payments for the purpose of purchasing obligations of the United States or stock of a corporation pursuant to an employee stock purchase plan;(5) Contributions to a pension plan in which the employee is a participant not required by a collective bargaining agreement entered into between the authorized collective bargaining representative of an employee and his or her employer;(6) Contributions to or for insurance or under an insurance plan for accident, health, or life coverage not required by a collective bargaining agreement entered into between the authorized collective bargaining representative of an employee and his or her employer;(7) Amounts to be credited to a share, deposit, or loan account in any credit union;(8) Contributions, subscriptions, or payments of a similar nature not connected with past or present indebtedness; or(9) Payments for participation in a vanpool transportation system where employee participation in the program is not a condition of employment.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 5A; P.L. 1950, ch. 2630, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3273, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-10; P.L. 1972, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 129, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-10.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-10.1 - Payment of wages directly to employee's account in financial institution.

§ 28-14-10.1. Payment of wages directly to employee's account in financial institution.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon written or electronic request, an employee of a state agency or any other employer may authorize a disbursing officer to make payment by sending to a financial organization designated by the employee a check or credit in the amount of net pay due to the employee drawn in favor of the organization and for credit to the checking account or payroll card of the employee or for deposit in the savings account of the employee or for the purchase of shares for the employee.(b) If more than one employee to whom a payment is to be made designates the same financial organization, the disbursing officer shall make the payment by sending to the organization a check or credit that is drawn in favor of the organization for the total amount designated by those employees and by specifying the amount to be credited to the account of each of those employees.(c) "State agency" means any department, agency, board, office, or commission in state government.(d) "Financial organization" means any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or similar institution, or federal or state chartered credit union.(e) "Payroll card account" means an account that is directly or indirectly established through an employer to which transfers of the employee's wages, salary, or other compensation are made, and that carries the consumer protections that apply to payroll card accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq., and Regulation E, 29 C.F.R. Part 1005, as may be amended.(f) If an employer pays wages to an employee by credit to a payroll account:(1) Except as provided in subsection (f)(2) of this section, the employee must be able to make at least one withdrawal from the payroll card account in each pay period without charge for any amount up to and including the full amount of the employee's net wages for the pay period.(2) If the employee's wages are paid more frequently than weekly, the employee must be able to make at least one withdrawal from the payroll card account each week without charge for any amount up to and including the full amount of the employee's net wages for that week.(3) Employees who receive wages by credit to a payroll card account must be provided with a means of checking their payroll card account balances, either through an automated telephone system or online, through the use of the internet, without cost, irrespective of the number of inquiries made.(g) The provisions of this section shall be with the consent of the employer.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 267, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-10.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-10.2 - Deduction of premium for prepaid legal services.

§ 28-14-10.2. Deduction of premium for prepaid legal services.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the written authorization of an employee of any state agency, the disbursing officer shall deduct from the employee's wages and forward to the designated prepaid legal services plan that employee's contributions, subscriptions, or premium payments under the plan.(b) All plans receiving funds under this section shall reimburse the state for the administrative costs of making the deductions.(c) "State agency" means any department, agency, board, office, or commission in state government.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 336, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-11 - Wages held as garnishee.

§ 28-14-11. Wages held as garnishee.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any employer to pay to an employee any wages or money which the employer lawfully holds as garnishee under a writ of attachment issued by any court of this state in which the employer is named as garnishee, if the garnishee makes reports of that amount held by him or her as the garnishee to the court to which the writ is returnable.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-11.
RI Gen L § 28-14-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-12 - Employment records.

§ 28-14-12. Employment records.Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of hours worked and wages paid each pay period to each employee in any form that may be prescribed by the director. The employer shall keep the records on file for at least three (3) years after the entry of the record.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-12; P.L. 1989, ch. 121, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-14-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-13 - Inspection powers.

§ 28-14-13. Inspection powers.The director and his or her authorized representatives shall have the right to enter any place of employment for the purpose of inspecting the employment records required by § 28-14-12 and seeing that all provisions of this chapter are complied with.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-13; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 18.
RI Gen L § 28-14-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-14 - Obstruction of enforcement.

§ 28-14-14. Obstruction of enforcement.Any effort of any employer to obstruct the director and his or her authorized representatives in the performance of their duties shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and punishable as such.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-14.
RI Gen L § 28-14-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-15 - Subpoena powers.

§ 28-14-15. Subpoena powers.The director and his or her authorized representatives shall have the power to administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, issue subpoenas, subpoenas duces tecum, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, accounts, records, payrolls, documents, and testimony, and to take depositions and affidavits in any proceeding before the director.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-15.
RI Gen L § 28-14-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-14 - Payment of Wages|Section 28-14-16 - Compelling obedience to subpoenas.

§ 28-14-16. Compelling obedience to subpoenas.In case of failure of any person to comply with any lawfully issued subpoena, or subpoena duces tecum, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he or she may be lawfully interrogated, it shall be the duty of the superior court, or any judge of that court, on application by the director, to compel obedience by proceedings in the nature of those for contempt.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-16.