{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-28","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-28","heading":"Priority of claim over debts of employer.","body":"The claim for compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title or under any alternative scheme permitted by §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24, and any determination or decree on any claim shall be entitled to a preference over the unsecured debts of the employer subsequently contracted to the same amount as the wages of labor are now preferred by the laws of this state; but nothing in this section shall be construed as impairing any lien which the employee may have acquired.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 33 Workers’ Compensation — Benefits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-33/28-33-28.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:57Z","sha256":"b03b49ef12b5754624a99541f00ae92e6c19ef839ff00f7710a0e91354bcf1ed","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-27","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}