Section 28-14-19.2. – Private right of action to collect wages or benefits and for equitable relief.
§ 28-14-19.2. Private right of action to collect wages or benefits and for equitable relief. (a) Any employee or former employee, or any organization representing the employee or former employee aggrieved by the failure to pay wages and/or benefits or misclassification in violation of chapter 12 of this title and/or this chapter may file a […]
Section 28-14-19.3. – Protection from retaliation.
§ 28-14-19.3. Protection from retaliation. No employer, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, shall discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee or any other person for asserting, supporting, reporting, or participating in or being asked to participate in the investigation or determination of claim violation or actionable under this […]
Section 28-14-20. – Filing of claims.
§ 28-14-20. Filing of claims. (a) All claims for wages may be filed with the director within three (3) years from the time of services rendered by an employee to his or her employer. (b) An aggrieved person who alleges a violation of any provision of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate […]
Section 28-14-21. – Acceptance of claims of nonresidents for collection.
§ 28-14-21. Acceptance of claims of nonresidents for collection. The labor relations board shall not accept for collection the unpaid wage claim of any nonresident of this state unless the state of which that nonresident is a citizen accepts for collection the unpaid wage claims of Rhode Island residents. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, […]
Section 28-14-22. – Duties of attorney general.
§ 28-14-22. Duties of attorney general. It shall be mandatory upon the attorney general of this state to prosecute all civil and criminal cases which shall be referred by the director to the attorney general. It shall be the duty of the attorney general to prosecute actions, both civil and criminal, for those violations of […]
Section 28-14-23. – Assignment of wage claims to director — Prosecution of actions.
§ 28-14-23. Assignment of wage claims to director — Prosecution of actions. The director shall have the power and authority to: (1) Take assignments of wage claims and rights of action for penalties as provided by §§ 28-14-17 and 28-14-19 without being bound by any of the technical rules with reference to the validity of […]
Section 28-14-24. – Setoff of money owed by employee to employer.
§ 28-14-24. Setoff of money owed by employee to employer. (a) In any action for unpaid wages brought under the provisions of this chapter, the employer-debtor shall not deduct as a setoff or counterclaim: (1) Any money allegedly due the employer as compensation for damages caused to the employer’s property by the negligence of the […]
Section 28-14-25. – Court costs.
§ 28-14-25. Court costs. In all actions brought by the director as assignee under § 28-14-23, no court costs of any nature shall be required to be advanced nor shall any bond or other security be required from the director in connection with the action. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 10; G.L. 1956, […]
Section 28-14-26. – Service of process.
§ 28-14-26. Service of process. Any deputy sheriff requested by the director to serve summons, writs, complaints, orders, including any garnishment papers and all necessary and legal papers, shall do so without requiring the director to advance the fees or furnish any security or bond. History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 10; G.L. 1956, […]
Section 28-14-27. – Attachment of property.
§ 28-14-27. Attachment of property. Whenever the director requires a deputy sheriff whose duty it is to seize property or levy on property in any attachment proceedings to satisfy any wage claim judgment to perform any duty, the officer shall do so without requiring the director to furnish any security or bond in the action, […]