§ 28-39-1. Short title. Chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-1.
§ 28-39-10. Responsibility for administration. Chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be administered by the department of labor and training. The director and the board of review shall have the same powers and duties with relation to those chapters as they have to chapters 42 — 44 of this title. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 28-39-11. Recommendations to protect fund — Emergency modification of rules. (a) Whenever the director believes that a change in contribution and/or benefit rates shall become necessary to protect the solvency of the fund, he or she shall at once inform the governor and the general assembly of this and make recommendations accordingly. (b) In […]
§ 28-39-12. Examination of claimants. The director may require any benefit claimant to submit to a reasonable examination or examinations for the purpose of determining his or her physical or mental condition, the examination or examinations to be conducted by a qualified healthcare provider appointed by the director, and to be made at those times […]
§ 28-39-13. Legal representation in actions. On the request of the director or the board of review, the attorney general shall represent the director or the board of review and the state in any court action relating to chapters 39 — 41 of this title or their administration and enforcement, except as special counsel may […]
§ 28-39-14. Employers’ records and reports. Every employer and every employing unit employing any person in employment in this state shall keep true and accurate employment records of all persons employed by the employer and employing unit, and of the weekly hours worked for the employer and employing unit by each, and of the weekly […]
§ 28-39-15. Procedural regulations — Record of proceedings and testimony. The manner in which any disputed claims or any other controversies arising out of the interpretation or application of chapters 39 — 41 of this title are presented, or the manner in which hearings and appeals are conducted, shall be in accordance with the prescribed […]
§ 28-39-16. Enforcement of subpoenas. In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, pursuant to chapters 39 — 41 of this title, the sixth division of the district court, upon application by the director or the board of review, shall have jurisdiction to issue to that person an […]
§ 28-39-17. Witness fees. Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the director. Those fees shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering chapters 39 — 41 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, […]
§ 28-39-18. Parties to judicial review — Legal representation. The director or the board of review shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action involving decisions which have been appealed to the courts and may be represented in any judicial action by any qualified attorney designated by him, her, or it for […]
§ 28-39-19. Information held confidential. Every employee of the department of labor and training is expressly prohibited from divulging to any individual not officially connected with the department: (1) Any information obtained by the employee in the regular course of duty, or from the records and reports of employing units, or from the permanent records […]
§ 28-39-2. Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in chapters 39 — 41 of this title, have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Average weekly wage” means the amount determined by dividing the individual’s total wages earned for services performed in employment within his or her base period by […]
§ 28-39-20. Denial of requests for confidential information. Every request for information relating to the data referred to in § 28-39-19 shall be denied, and the individual making that request shall be informed that all requests for information must be directed to the director. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. […]
§ 28-39-21. Denial of requests for information from employment reports. Every request for information directed to the director shall be denied if the request would necessitate that individual to divulge any information that is declared in § 28-42-38 to be held confidential by the director. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, […]
§ 28-39-22. Agencies entitled to information. Notwithstanding § 28-39-21, the director is authorized to divulge the information confidentially held by the department to the agencies enumerated in § 28-42-38 as proper agencies entitled to access to that information relating to the administration of temporary disability insurance. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. […]
§ 28-39-23. False representations to obtain benefits. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement or representation to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, either for himself or herself or for any other person, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than twenty […]
§ 28-39-24. False representations to avoid contributions — Failure to produce evidence — Inducing waiver of rights. Any individual, or employing unit or its agent, who or that willfully makes a false statement or representation to avoid becoming or remaining subject thereto, or to avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment required of an […]
§ 28-39-25. Criminal penalty for failure to make contributions or reports. Any individual, or employing unit or its agent, who or that knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or other payment required of an employing unit under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or who or that knowingly fails or refuses to […]
§ 28-39-26. Pecuniary penalty for failure to make contributions or reports. An employer who fails to file any report required under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or who or that fails or refuses to pay any contributions required under those chapters in the manner and at the times required by the laws and […]
§ 28-39-27. Penalty for violations generally. Any violation of any provision of chapters 39 — 41 of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation of the department for which a penalty is neither prescribed above nor provided by any other applicable statute, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty […]
