§ 28-39-28. Disposition of fines. All fines specified or provided for in §§ 28-39-23 — 28-39-27 shall be paid to the temporary disability insurance reserve fund. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § […]
§ 28-39-29. Recovery of benefits paid in error. Any individual who, by reason of a mistake or misrepresentation made by himself or herself or another, has received any sum as benefits under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, in any week in which any condition for the receipt of those benefits imposed by those […]
§ 28-39-3. Exemption of governmental entities. Governmental entities as defined in § 28-42-3 shall not be deemed to be employing units subject to chapters 39 — 41 of this title and services performed in the employ of those governmental entities shall not be deemed to be employment subject to those chapters; provided, that certain governmental […]
§ 28-39-3.1. Employees of certain governmental entities eligible by election. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of chapters 39 — 41 of this title, a governmental entity that is a political subdivision or instrumentality of a political subdivision, or an instrumentality of more than one of them or any instrumentality of them and one or more other […]
§ 28-39-3.2. Manner of election. The election shall be made by submitting to the director a duly certified copy of a resolution or act of the legislative body of the political subdivision or subdivisions passed in accordance with their ordinances. Upon receipt of the certified copy of the resolution or act, the director shall specify […]
§ 28-39-3.3. Exemptions from “employment.” For the purposes of §§ 28-39-3.1 and 28-39-3.2, “employment” does not include services performed by: (1) Elected officials; (2) Individuals on any work-relief project undertaken by governmental entities; (3) Members of the legislative body, or members of the judiciary of a political subdivision; (4) Employees serving on a temporary basis […]
§ 28-39-30. Prosecution of actions for penalties. The director shall be the party complainant to any complaint and warrant brought to invoke the penalties provided for in §§ 28-39-23 — 28-39-32 and the director shall be exempt from giving surety for costs in any action. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, […]
§ 28-39-31. Prosecution of criminal actions. All criminal actions for any violation of chapters 39 — 41 of this title or any rule or regulation of the department shall be prosecuted by the attorney general or by any qualified member of the Rhode Island bar that shall be designated by the director and approved by […]
§ 28-39-32. Limitation of prosecutions. No person shall be convicted of any offense for any violation of chapters 39 — 41 of this title or any rule or regulation of the department unless the complaint or warrant for that violation has been issued within five (5) years from the time of the commission of the […]
§ 28-39-33. Use of federal funds for administration. To the extent that funds are made available by the federal government, under Title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 501 et seq.), or otherwise for such purpose, the expenses of administering chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be paid from those […]
§ 28-39-34. Appropriations for administration. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sum sufficient for the payment of expenses of administering chapters 39 — 41 of this title during each fiscal year, which sum shall be payable out of the temporary disability insurance reserve fund; provided, that those sums shall be available to the director […]
§ 28-39-35. Educational program. The director shall undertake an educational publicity program designed to safeguard the fund created by this chapter. The director shall solicit the cooperation and assistance of labor, industry, and the public generally, in effecting that program. In the exercise of his or her authority under this chapter, the director shall give […]
§ 28-39-36. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 204, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1989, ch. 204, § 3, effective June 29, 1990.
§ 28-39-37. Functions of treasurer and director of administration. The general treasurer and the state director of administration shall have the same powers and duties with relation to chapters 39 — 41 of this title as they respectively have to chapters 42 — 44 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 19; […]
§ 28-39-38. Construction of provisions. Chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be construed liberally in aid of their declared purpose, which declared purpose is to lighten the burden which now falls on the unemployed worker and his family. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 16; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. […]
§ 28-39-39. Reservation of legislative control. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or by acts done pursuant to these chapters, shall exist subject to the power of the general assembly to amend or repeal these chapters at any time. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § […]
§ 28-39-4. Creation of fund — Sources. (a) There is created the temporary disability insurance fund, to be administered by the director, without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the fund. This fund shall consist of: (1) All payments made subsequent to June 30, 1947, in […]
§ 28-39-40. Severability. If any provision of chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapters and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity. History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § […]
§ 28-39-41. Task force. (a) There is hereby established a task force on temporary disability insurance fraud and program integrity. The task force shall consist of the following members or their designees: (1) The director of labor and training or designee; (2) The secretary of health and human services or designee; (3) The director of […]
§ 28-39-5. Withdrawals from fund. The temporary disability insurance fund shall be administered and used solely to pay benefits upon vouchers drawn on the fund by the director pursuant to regulations and no other disbursements shall be made from it except as provided in §§ 28-39-33, 28-39-34, and 28-40-6. Those regulations shall be governed by […]
