Connecticut General Statutes 31-267 – Priority of claim for contributions in case of insolvency, bankruptcy or dissolution
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, contributions then or thereafter due shall be paid in full prior to all other claims except taxes. In the event of an employer’s adjudication in bankruptcy, judicially confirmed extension proposal or composition under the federal Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended, contributions then or thereafter due shall be entitled to such priority as is provided in Section 64 of that act (U.S. Code, Title 11, Section 104), as amended. In the event of any distribution of the employer’s assets upon the termination of the corporate existence of such employer, either by limitation or by voluntary dissolution, contributions then due shall be paid in full prior to all other claims, except taxes.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 31-267
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- State: means any state of the United States and shall include the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on the day after the day on which the Secretary of Labor accepts an unemployment insurance law submitted by the Virgin Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 31-222