{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-75-10","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-75-10","heading":"Unemployment compensation insurance.","body":"(a) For purposes of chapters 39 — 41 (Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance Act) and chapters 42 — 44 (Employment Security Act) of title 28 only, the client company shall be considered to be an employer of its covered employees under any agreement with a professional employer organization established under this chapter; provided, that the professional employer organization shall report and pay all required unemployment contributions using the client company’s state employer account number at the client company’s experience rate as determined under § 28-43-8, or at the new employer rate established under § 28-43-8.3 if the client company does not qualify for an experience rate under § 28-43-8.\n(b) The client company and PEO shall be jointly and severally liable for all contributions, fines, interest, penalties, and withholdings due to the department of labor and training under chapters 39 — 44 of title 28.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 75 Professional Employer Organizations Act of 2004"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-75/5-75-10.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:36:59Z","sha256":"b3a39c1730ea188ca2314b70f3106195bd10aab777be49814aebc8ba685bf4cb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-75-9","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-75-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}