Section 28-29-22. – Agreement for alternative scheme — Approval and certification.
§ 28-29-22. Agreement for alternative scheme — Approval and certification. Any employer may enter into an agreement with his or her employees in any employment to which chapters 29 — 38 of this title apply to provide a scheme of compensation, benefit, or insurance in lieu of the compensation provided for in those chapters, subject […]
Section 28-29-23. – Termination provisions in alternative scheme.
§ 28-29-23. Termination provisions in alternative scheme. No scheme which provides for contributions by employees shall be certified as provided in § 28-29-22 which does not contain suitable provisions for the equitable distribution of any money or securities held for the purpose of the scheme, after due provision has been made to discharge the liabilities […]
Section 28-29-24. – Revocation of certificate as to alternative scheme.
§ 28-29-24. Revocation of certificate as to alternative scheme. If at any time the scheme no longer fulfills the requirements of §§ 28-29-22 and 28-29-23, or is not fairly administered, or any other valid and substantial reason for it exists, the director, on reasonable notice to the interested parties, shall revoke the certificate and the […]
Section 28-29-25. – Penal provisions in other statutes unaffected.
§ 28-29-25. Penal provisions in other statutes unaffected. Nothing in chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall affect the liability of an employer to a fine or penalty under any other statute. History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 5, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 8, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, […]
Section 28-29-26. – Supervision of enforcement.
§ 28-29-26. Supervision of enforcement. (a) Department of labor and training. The director as provided for in chapters 29 — 38 of this title, chapter 53 of this title, and chapter 16.1 of title 42, shall have supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of those chapters, and the director shall have the power and […]
Section 28-29-27. – Appropriations and disbursements.
§ 28-29-27. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually appropriate out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders […]
Section 28-29-28. – [Repealed.]
§ 28-29-28. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 9, § 11; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-28; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 2, effective June 25, 1986.
Section 28-29-29. – Severability.
§ 28-29-29. Severability. If any section of chapters 29 — 38 of this title is declared unconstitutional or invalid, that unconstitutionality or invalidity shall in no way affect the validity of any other portion of it which can be given reasonable effect without the part declared unconstitutional or invalid. History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, […]
Section 28-29-30. – Advisory council.
§ 28-29-30. Advisory council. (a) There is created a workers’ compensation advisory council consisting of seventeen (17) members as follows: (1) The chief judge of the workers’ compensation court and two (2) additional judges of the workers’ compensation court and one member of the bar who primarily represents injured workers before the workers’ compensation court, […]
Section 28-29-13.1. – Booklets — Information.
§ 28-29-13.1. Booklets — Information. (a) In order to ensure that both employers and employees are fully informed as to their rights and responsibilities, the director shall prepare, publish, and distribute an illustrated booklet explaining, in informal and readily understandable language, those rights and responsibilities. The director shall be responsible for periodic revision of the […]