{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14-23","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-23","heading":"Assignment of wage claims to director — Prosecution of actions.","body":"The director shall have the power and authority to:\n(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 the assignments;\n(2) Prosecute actions for the collection of the claims of persons who, in the judgment of the director, have claims which are valid and enforceable in the courts; and\n(3) Join various claimants in one preferred claim or lien, and in case of suit to join them in one cause of action.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 14 Payment of Wages"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-14/28-14-23.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:52Z","sha256":"f3e690433ca1d0992c3649a4f15da98709e8426463eae6742c17e48d5247d38b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14-22","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-14-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}