Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1. Definitions
Whenever used in this chapter:
(1) “Employer” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, receiver, or other like officer appointed by a court of this state, and any agent or officer of any of the previously mentioned classes, employing any person in this state.
(2) “Service charge” means a compulsory fee charged by an employer to a patron.
(3) “Tip” means voluntary monetary compensation received directly or indirectly by the employee for services rendered.
(4) “Tipped employee” means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) a month in tips.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 245, § 1, effective June 28, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 246, § 1, effective June 28, 2022.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
- Employer: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, receiver, or other like officer appointed by a court of this state, and any agent or officer of any of the previously mentioned classes, employing any person in this state. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-14.1-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6