§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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, […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 9, § 11; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-28; Repealed by P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 2, effective June 25, 1986.
§ 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, […]
§ 28-29-3. Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment. In an action to recover damages for personal injury sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected with and referable to the employment, or for death resulting from personal injury so sustained, it shall not […]
§ 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, […]
§ 28-29-4. Defenses available in action against employer subject to law — Towns and cities. The provisions of § 28-29-3 shall not apply to actions to recover damages for personal injuries or for death resulting from personal injuries sustained by an employee of an employer who is subject to or has elected to become subject […]
§ 28-29-5. Employers exempt. The provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall not apply to employers of employees engaged in domestic service; or subject to the provisions of § 28-29-7.2, to employees engaged in agriculture; except for employers engaged in occupations that the director declares hazardous, but employers not engaged in hazardous […]
§ 28-29-6. Employers subject to law. Every person, firm, and private corporation, including any public service corporation, including the state, that regularly employs employees in the same business or in or about the same establishment under any contract of hire, express or implied, and a city or town in this state that votes to accept […]
§ 28-29-6.1. Secondary provision of workers’ compensation insurance. (a) Whenever a general contractor or a construction manager enters into a contract with a subcontractor for work to be performed in Rhode Island, the general contractor or construction manager shall at all times require written documentation evidencing that the subcontractor carries workers’ compensation insurance with no […]
§ 28-29-6.2. Employers’ mandatory disclosure. All employers doing business in the state of Rhode Island shall disclose to all prospective employees at the time of application for employment either that the employer is subject to chapters 29 — 38 of this title or is exempt from chapters 29 — 38 of this title. The employer […]
§ 28-29-7. Domestic and farm laborers. Domestic servants, farmers, farm laborers, except as defined in § 28-29-7.2, are not subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title. History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-7; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, […]
§ 28-29-7.1. Exemption from workers’ compensation — Certain real estate persons. A licensed real estate broker or real estate salesperson or a licensed or certified real estate appraiser shall not be considered an employee under the provisions of this chapter if substantially all of the remuneration for the services performed by the broker, salesperson, or […]
§ 28-29-7.2. Farm laborers. Farmers, nursery operators, or farm laborers are not subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title unless the farmers or agricultural employers employ twenty-five (25) or more farm laborers or agricultural employees for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks. Farmers, nursery operators, or agricultural employers who or that employ […]
§ 28-29-8. Election by exempt employers to be subject to law. (a) Employers exempted by § 28-29-7 may come within chapters 29 — 38 of this title by election. The election on the part of the employer shall be made by filing with the director a written statement to the effect that the employer accepts […]
§ 28-29-9. Service of process on nonresident employers. Every employer, subject to or who or that elects to become subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title, other than a corporation, who or that is not a resident of the state or an unincorporated association, a firm, or a partnership, having […]
