Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Rhode Island
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Rhode Island law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Due on the next regular payday, at the usual place of payment. If the job ends because the employer is closing, merging, selling or moving the business out of state, all wages are due within 24 hours. Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-4 |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Due on the next regular payday. Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-14-4 |
| Minimum wage | $16.00 per hour since January 1, 2026. Scheduled change: $17.00 per hour starting January 1, 2027. Source: R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 28-12 |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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