Section 28-14-23 - Assignment of wage claims to director - prosecution of actionsThe director shall have the power and authority to:
(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;(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(3) Join various claimants in one preferred claim or lien, and in case of suit to join them in one cause of action.R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-23
Amended by 2022 Pub. Laws, ch. 234,§ I-11, eff. 12/31/2022.P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 9; P.L. 1955, ch. 3588, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-14-23.