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RI Gen L § 28-42-88 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-88 - Employment security reemployment fund - Disbursements - Unexpended balance.

§ 28-42-88. Employment security reemployment fund — Disbursements — Unexpended balance.(a) The moneys in the employment security reemployment fund shall be used for the following purposes:(1) To make refunds of contributions erroneously collected and deposited in the fund;(2) To pay any administrative expenses incurred by the department of labor and training associated with the collection of the contributions for employers paid pursuant to § 28-43-8.6, and any other administrative expenses associated with the maintenance of the fund, including the payment of all premiums upon bonds required pursuant to § 28-42-89; and(3) To pay any administrative expenses incurred by the department of labor and training to implement and operate a three-year pilot research and demonstration rapid reemployment program.(b) The general treasurer shall pay all vouchers duly drawn by the director upon the fund, in any amounts and in any manner that the director may prescribe. Vouchers so drawn upon the fund shall be referred to the controller within the department of administration. Upon receipt of those vouchers, the controller shall immediately record and sign them and shall promptly transfer those signed vouchers to the general treasurer. Those expenditures shall be used solely for the purposes specified in this section and its balance shall not lapse at any time but shall remain continuously available for expenditures consistent with this section. Effective July 1, 2000 and thereafter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate the funds contained in the fund for the use of the department of labor and training.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 1, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-42-89 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-89 - Employment security reemployment fund - Treasurer - Bond - Investments.

§ 28-42-89. Employment security reemployment fund — Treasurer — Bond — Investments.(a) The general treasurer shall be custodian and treasurer of the employment security reemployment fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund and not otherwise held, deposited, or invested pursuant to chapters 42 — 44 of this title.(b) The general treasurer shall give bond conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties as custodian and treasurer of the fund, in a form prescribed by statute and approved by the attorney general, and in amount specified by the governor. All premiums upon the bond required pursuant to this section when furnished by an authorized surety company or by a duly constituted governmental bonding fund shall be paid from the moneys in the employment security administration account. The general treasurer shall deposit the moneys in his or her custody subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title.(c) The general treasurer, as custodian of the fund, shall hold, invest, transfer, sell, deposit, and release those moneys, properties, or securities in a manner approved by the governor in accordance with chapters 42 — 44 of this title. Those moneys shall be invested in the classes of securities legal for investment of public moneys of this state, and the investment shall at all times be so made that all assets of the fund shall always be readily convertible into cash when needed for the expenditures specified in § 28-42-88.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 382, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-4 - Statement of condition of employment security and balancing account.

§ 28-43-4. Statement of condition of employment security and balancing account.The director shall publish once a year a statement of the condition of the employment security fund, the reserve ratio, and the balancing account for each twelve (12) month period ending on September 30.History of Section.P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-43-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-5 - Employer's account - Statement of balance, credits, and charges.

§ 28-43-5. Employer's account — Statement of balance, credits, and charges.(a) The director shall furnish to each employer not later than April 1 an annual statement showing the employer's account balance together with the total credits and charges made during the experience year ending on the computation date.(b) That statement is the director's determination and is binding on the employer unless an appeal is duly filed within fifteen (15) days of its mailing. All appeals shall follow the provisions of § 28-43-13.History of Section.P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 18.
RI Gen L § 28-43-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-5.1 - Employer's account - Voluntary contributions.

§ 28-43-5.1. Employer's account — Voluntary contributions.Any employer who has been assigned an experience rate, and who has filed all reports required under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, and has paid all contributions, interest, and penalties due under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, may make a voluntary contribution to his or her account. Such voluntary contribution shall be paid not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the department has issued a notice of the employer's experience rate, or prior to the expiration of one-hundred-twenty (120) days after the start of the calendar year, for which the experience rate is effective, whichever is earlier. Upon timely payment of a voluntary contribution, the contribution shall be credited to the employer's account balance and that employer shall receive a recomputation of its experience rate for that calendar year. No voluntary contribution shall be refunded in whole or in part.History of Section.P.L. 2015, ch. 221, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 239, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-43-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-6 - Notification of benefit payments to employers.

§ 28-43-6. Notification of benefit payments to employers.(a) Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, or more frequently if deemed necessary, the director shall furnish to each employer who is charged for benefits paid to claimants under this title during that quarter a notice which shall contain at least the following information:(1) The name and social security number of the payee;(2) The amount paid;(3) The date on which that payment was made;(4) The calendar week for which that payment is made; and(5) The name of the chargeable employer and his or her registered account number.(b) That notification to an employer shall constitute the director's determination and shall be binding upon the employer unless an appeal is duly filed within fifteen (15) days of its mailing.History of Section.P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-7 - Taxable wage base.

§ 28-43-7. Taxable wage base.(a) The taxable wage base under this chapter for the tax year beginning January 1, 1999, and ending with the tax year 2011 shall be:(1) Twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) if the amount of the employment security fund, not including any federal disbursements made to the states pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1103, is more than two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000);(2) Fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) if the amount of the employment security fund is more than one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) but less than or equal to two hundred twenty-five million dollars ($225,000,000);(3) Sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) if the amount of the employment security fund is more than one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) but less than or equal to one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000);(4) Eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) if the amount of the employment security fund is less or equal to than one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) but more than seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000); or(5) Nineteen thousand dollars ($19,000) if the amount of the employment security is less than or equal to seventy-five million ($75,000,000).(b) The taxable wage base under this chapter for the tax year beginning January 1, 2012, and all subsequent tax years, shall be equal to forty-six and one-half percent (46.5%) of the average annual wage in covered employment during the calendar year immediately preceding the computation date for the effective tax year; the computed figure shall be rounded upward to the next higher even multiple of two hundred dollars ($200). That taxable wage base shall be computed as follows: On September 30, 2011, and each September 30 thereafter, the total annual wages paid to individuals in covered employment for the preceding calendar year by all employers who are required to pay contributions under the provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, shall be divided by the monthly average number of individuals in covered employment during the preceding calendar year, and the quotient shall be multiplied by four hundred sixty-five thousandths (.465). If the result thus obtained is not an even multiple of two hundred dollars ($200), it shall be rounded upward to the next higher even multiple of two hundred dollars ($200). That taxable wage base shall be effective for the tax year immediately following the computation date.(c) Notwithstanding the above, the taxable wage base for employers with reserve account percentages of negative twenty-four (-24.00) or less for the tax years beginning January 1, 2012, and thereafter, shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) above the taxable wage base computed for all other employers under subsection (b) of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 6; P.L. 1998, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 401, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-7.1 - Determination of employer's total taxable wages.

§ 28-43-7.1. Determination of employer's total taxable wages.For the purpose of determining each employer's experience rate for the next succeeding calendar year, the director shall not later than October 31 of each year determine each employer's total taxable wages paid during the twelve (12) month period ended on June 30, next preceding. If it is found that any employer has not reported his or her taxable wages for any quarter pertinent to that determination, the total amount of taxable wages for that quarter shall be estimated by the director according to prescribed regulations.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 5; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-7; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 6.
RI Gen L § 28-43-8.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-8.1 - Time and manner of payment of employer contributions.

§ 28-43-8.1. Time and manner of payment of employer contributions.Contributions required under this chapter for each year shall be paid by each employer in the manner and at the times that the director may prescribe.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 5; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-3; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-8.1; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-8.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-8.2 - Repealed.

§ 28-43-8.2. [Repealed.]History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 5; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-4; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-8.2; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 201, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 26, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-8.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-8.3 - Rate where no experience.

§ 28-43-8.3. Rate where no experience.Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, each employer who has not been subject to this chapter for a sufficient period of time to be eligible for any experience rate under this chapter shall pay contributions at a rate not exceeding four and two tenths percent (4.2%) that is the higher of one percent (1%) or the state's five (5) year benefit cost rate for employers not eligible for any experience rate under this chapter. For the purposes of this section, the state's five (5) year benefit cost rate for employers not eligible for any experience rate under this chapter shall be computed annually and shall be derived by dividing the total dollar amount of benefits charged to employers not eligible for any experience rate under chapters 42 — 44 of this title during the five (5) consecutive experience years immediately preceding the computation year by the total dollar amount of wages paid by employers not eligible for any experience rate under this chapter and subject to contributions under chapters 42 — 44 of this title during the same period.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 8; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 34, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-8.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-8.4 - Repealed.

§ 28-43-8.4. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 22, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 7, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-8.4; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 26, effective June 18, 1986.
RI Gen L § 28-43-8.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-8.6 - Employment security reemployment assessment.

§ 28-43-8.6. Employment security reemployment assessment.For the tax years 2001, 2002 and 2003 each employer subject to this chapter shall be required to pay an employment security reemployment assessment of three hundredths of one percent (0.03%) of that employer's taxable payroll, in addition to any other payment which that employer is required to make under any other provision of this chapter. The assessment shall not be considered as part of the individual employer's contribution rate for the purpose of determining the individual employer's balancing charge pursuant to § 28-43-9. The tax rate for all employers subject to the contribution provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be reduced by three hundredths of one percent (0.03%).History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 382, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-43-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-9 - Balancing rate.

§ 28-43-9. Balancing rate.(a) As of September 30, 1988 and on each subsequent computation date, the director shall determine the balancing rate percentage to be effective for the immediately following tax year in accordance with the Balancing Rate Schedule in this subsection. The director shall charge to the employer's account and credit to the balancing account in any manner and at any times, quarterly or otherwise, that the director shall prescribe, an amount obtained by multiplying the employer's taxable wages for the calendar year immediately following the computation date, or any one or more quarters of that calendar year, by the product of the individual employer's contribution rate for that calendar year and balancing rate percentage corresponding to the tax schedule in effect for the calendar year in accordance with the balancing rate schedule in this subsection:Balancing Rate Schedule    Tax Schedule Corresponding     in Effect Balancing Rates       A 4         B 6         C 8         D 10         E 12         F 14         G 16         H 18         I 20     (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, if the balance in the balancing account as of the computation date is greater than or equal to zero (0), then no balance charge shall be made against employer accounts for the immediately following tax year.(c) Contributions required pursuant to any balancing percentage rate shall not be in addition to other contributions required by chapters 42 — 44 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 213, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 201, § 2; P.L. 1968, ch. 291, § 3; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 6; P.L. 1985, ch. 372, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 315, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-43-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-11 - Repealed.

§ 28-43-11. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 28-43-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-13 - Appeals to the board of review.

§ 28-43-13. Appeals to the board of review.In the event that any application for refund or credit is denied, the director shall notify the applicant in writing of that decision. Unless the applicant, within fifteen (15) days after the notice of denial has been mailed to the applicant's last known address, files an appeal in writing with the board of review setting forth the grounds for that appeal, the denial shall be final. If an appeal is duly filed, the board of review shall then set a time and place to give the appellant an opportunity to show cause as to why the decision of the director should be changed. Following that hearing, the board of review shall as promptly as possible, notify the appellant and the director of its decision on the application. That decision shall become final unless the appellant or the director files an appeal to the sixth division of the district court in accordance with the provisions of §§ 28-44-51 — 28-44-55.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2275, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-14; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-13; P.L. 1958, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 10.
RI Gen L § 28-43-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-14 - Appeals to the board of review on other matters.

§ 28-43-14. Appeals to the board of review on other matters.Any employer or person aggrieved by any decision of fact or law by the director with reference its or his or her status as an employer or as to whether services performed for it or him or her constitutes employment, or as to any other matter for which an appeal is not otherwise provided in chapters 42 — 44 of this title, may, within fifteen (15) days after notice of that decision has been mailed or otherwise delivered to it or him or her, appeal to the board of review, in writing, stating the grounds upon which that appeal is taken. Unless an appeal is duly filed within the time limit, the decision of the director shall be final. If any appeal is duly filed, the board of review shall then set a time and place to give the appellant an opportunity to show cause as to why the decision of the director should be changed. Following that hearing, the board of review shall, as promptly as possible, notify the appellant and the director of its decision on the appeal. That decision shall become final unless the appellant or the director files an appeal to the courts in accordance with the provisions of §§ 28-44-51 — 28-44-55.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 18.
RI Gen L § 28-43-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-15 - Interest on delinquent payments.

§ 28-43-15. Interest on delinquent payments.Employers who fail to make payment of contributions as required by chapters 42 — 44 of this title or by the regulations adopted as prescribed shall be liable to the employment security interest fund for interest on the outstanding balance of those delinquent payments at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month from the date the payment became due until paid.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. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-15; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 12; P.L. 1978, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 282, § 8.
RI Gen L § 28-43-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-16 - Priority of contributions in bankruptcy or judicial distribution of assets.

§ 28-43-16. Priority of contributions in bankruptcy or judicial distribution of assets.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 any receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, or similar proceeding, contribution payments then or subsequently due shall have the same priority given to wage claims of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) to each claimant, earned within six (6) months of the commencement of the proceeding. In the event of an employer's adjudication in bankruptcy, judicially confirmed extension proposal, or composition under the federal Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., contributions then or subsequently due shall be entitled to the priority as is provided in 11 U.S.C. § 507.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; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-16; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 27.
RI Gen L § 28-43-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security - Contributions|Section 28-43-17 - Determination of contributions without report by employer.

§ 28-43-17. Determination of contributions without report by employer.If an employer for any reporting period fails to make any report used for the purpose of determining the amount of contributions payable under chapters 42 — 44 of this title at the time and in the manner required by the regulations adopted as prescribed or if those reports when filed are incorrect or insufficient, and the employer fails to file a corrected or sufficient report within twenty (20) days after the director has required the correction by written notice, the director shall determine on the basis of that information as the director may be able to obtain, the amount of contributions due from the employer, and the director shall give written notice to the employer of the amount of contributions so determined. That determination shall finally and irrevocably fix the amount of contributions due unless the employer shall, within twenty (20) days after the giving of that notice, apply to the board of review for a hearing, or unless the director on his or her own volition reduces the amount.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, § 28-43-17.