§ 28-9-1. Enforceability of agreement to arbitrate any controversy. A provision in a written contract between an employer and an association of employees, a labor union, trade union, or craft union, or between an association of employers and an association of employees, labor unions, trade unions, or craft unions, to settle by arbitration any controversy […]
§ 28-9-10. Oath of arbitrators. Before hearing any testimony, arbitrators selected as prescribed in this chapter must be sworn, by an officer authorized by law to administer an oath, faithfully and fairly to hear and examine the matters in controversy and to make a just award according to the best of their understanding, unless the […]
§ 28-9-11. Summons of witnesses — Attendance by arbitrators — Majority required for award. The arbitrator or arbitrators selected as prescribed in this chapter may require any person to attend before them as a witness; and he or she and they have, and each of them has, the same powers with respect to all the […]
§ 28-9-12. Arbitrators’ fees. (a) In any proceeding under this chapter, unless the parties agree to the arbitrator’s or arbitrators’ fees, those fees shall be fixed by the director of labor and training who shall require equal payment of the arbitrators’ fees by both parties. (b) If a party to the arbitration is a department […]
§ 28-9-13. Validity of arbitration without judicial order — Grounds for attack. An award shall be valid and enforceable according to its terms and under the provisions of this chapter without previous adjudication of the existence of a submission or contract to arbitrate, subject to the provisions of this section: (1) A party who has […]
§ 28-9-14. Arbitration as special proceeding — Jurisdiction of superior court. Arbitration of a controversy under a contract or submission described in this chapter shall be deemed a special proceeding, of which the superior court for the county in which one of the parties resides or is doing business, or in which the arbitration was […]
§ 28-9-15. Application treated as motion. Any application to the court or a judge of the court under this chapter shall be made and heard in the manner provided by law for the making and hearing of motions, except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1955, ch. 3517, § 12; G.L. […]
§ 28-9-16. Prerequisites to enforceability of award. To entitle the award to be enforced, as prescribed in this chapter, it must be in writing; within the time limited in the submission or contract, if any; subscribed by the arbitrator or arbitrators making it; and either filed in the office of the clerk of the court […]
§ 28-9-17. Order confirming award. At any time within one year after the award is made as prescribed in § 28-9-16, any party to the controversy that was arbitrated may apply to the court having jurisdiction as provided in § 28-9-14 for an order confirming the award. Upon that application, the court must grant the […]
§ 28-9-18. Grounds for vacating award. (a) In any of the following cases the court must make an order vacating the award, upon the application of any party to the controversy that was arbitrated: (1) When the award was procured by fraud. (2) Where the arbitrator or arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed […]
§ 28-9-19. Rehearing after vacation of award. Where an award is vacated, the court, in its discretion, may direct a rehearing either before the same arbitrator or arbitrators or before a new arbitrator or arbitrators to be chosen in the manner provided in the submission or contract for the selection of the original arbitrator or […]
§ 28-9-2. Enforceability of agreement to arbitrate existing or prior controversy. An agreement in writing between an employer and an association of employees, a labor union, trade union, or craft union, or between an association of employers and an association of employees, labor unions, trade unions, or craft unions, to submit to arbitration any controversy […]
§ 28-9-20. Modification or correction of award. In any of the following cases, the court must make an order modifying or correcting the award upon the application of any party to the arbitrated controversy: (1) Where there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of any persons, thing, or […]
§ 28-9-21. Time for motion to vacate, correct, or modify award — Stay of enforcement. Notice of a motion to vacate, modify, or correct an award must be served upon the adverse party, or his or her attorney, within three (3) months after the award is filed or delivered, as prescribed by law for service […]
§ 28-9-22. Judgment on confirmation, modification, or correction of award — Costs. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, judgment may be entered in conformity with the order, except as is otherwise prescribed in this chapter. Costs of the application and of the subsequent proceedings, not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) […]
§ 28-9-23. Papers filed after judgment — Docketing. (a) Immediately after entering judgment, the clerk must attach together and file the following papers: (1) The submission or contract, and each written extension of the time, if any, within which to make the award; (2) The award; (3) Each notice, affidavit, or other paper used upon […]
§ 28-9-24. Force and effect of judgment. The judgment so entered has the same force and effect in all respects as, and is subject to all the provisions of law relating to a judgment in an action; and it may be enforced as if it had been rendered in an action in the court in […]
§ 28-9-25. Appeals. An appeal may be taken from an order made in a proceeding under this chapter, or from a judgment entered upon an award. The proceedings upon an appeal, including the judgment and the enforcement of the judgment, are governed by the provisions of statute and rule regulating appeal in actions as far […]
§ 28-9-26. Death or disability of party to proceedings. Where a party dies after making a submission or contract as prescribed in this chapter or otherwise, the proceedings may be begun or continued upon the application of, or upon notice to, his or her executor or administrator, or a temporary administrator of his or her […]
§ 28-9-27. Use of past practices in arbitration hearings. (a) An arbitrator shall have the authority to consider the existence of a past practice that may exist between the parties to a collective bargaining agreement only under the following circumstances: (1) The collective bargaining agreement does not contain an express provision that is the subject […]
