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RI Gen L § 28-33-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-16 - Burial expenses.

§ 28-33-16. Burial expenses.If the employee dies as a result of the injury, the employer shall pay in addition to any compensation provided for in this chapter, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). This sum shall be paid under the provisions of § 28-33-23.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 9; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 9; P.L. 1941, ch. 1059, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2952, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-16; P.L. 1959, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1961, ch. 61, § 12; P.L. 1969, ch. 125, § 1; P.L. 1973, ch. 32, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1986, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 119, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 280, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 445, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 475, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-33-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-17.1 - Employees not entitled to compensation.

§ 28-33-17.1. Employees not entitled to compensation.(a) An employee shall not be entitled to compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title for any period during which the employee was gainfully employed or found capable of gainful employment at an average weekly wage equal to or in excess of the pre-injury average weekly wage, exclusive of overtime, which he or she was earning at the time of his or her injury, notwithstanding an existing agreement or decree to the contrary.(b) In the event that any employer or insurer makes payment of compensation benefits to an employee during any period during which the employee was not entitled to be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall be entitled to credit for any payment of compensation made during that period of employment against future compensation benefits payable directly to the employee.(c) An employee shall also not be entitled to compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title for any period during which the employee was imprisoned as a result of a conviction of a criminal offense. Where the disposition of criminal charges results in a conviction and includes credit for time-served, such that the time served becomes a period served as the result of a conviction, the employee shall not be entitled to compensation for that period. If payments were made to the employee for that period, prior to the disposition of the charges, the employer/insurer shall be entitled to a credit for the payments as against any future entitlement to benefits.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 340, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 5; P.L. 1998, ch. 105, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 404, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 11.
RI Gen L § 28-33-18.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-18.1 - Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.

§ 28-33-18.1. Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.(a) An employee shall not be entitled to be paid compensation for total incapacity under chapters 29 — 38 of this title for any period during which the employee was gainfully employed at an average weekly wage less than that which he or she was earning at the time of his or her injury notwithstanding an existing agreement or decree to the contrary. In that instance, an employee shall be entitled to benefits as provided in § 28-33-18.(b) In the event that an employer or insurer has made payment of compensation benefits to an employee during any period during which the employee was not entitled to be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall be entitled to credit for any payment of compensation made during that period of employment against future compensation benefits payable directly to the employee.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 232, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-33-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-20.1 - Computation of earnings for recurrence - Burden of employee to establish recurrence.

§ 28-33-20.1. Computation of earnings for recurrence — Burden of employee to establish recurrence.(a) In the event a person collecting benefits under this chapter, regardless of the date of injury, has returned to employment for a period of twenty-six (26) weeks or more and suffers a recurrence of the injury that precipitated the person collecting benefits under this chapter, the average weekly wage shall be ascertained by applying the same formula of § 28-33-20 to the thirteen (13) calendar weeks immediately preceding the week in which he or she suffered the recurrence. In making this computation, absence for seven (7) consecutive calendar days, although not in the same calendar week, shall be considered as absence for a calendar week.(b) For all petitions filed to prove recurrence of incapacity to work, regardless of the date of injury, the employee must document that the incapacity has increased or returned without the need for the employee to document a comparative change of condition.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 4, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 34; P.L. 2021, ch. 402, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 403, § 1, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 28-33-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-21 - Savings or other insurance not to be considered.

§ 28-33-21. Savings or other insurance not to be considered.No savings or insurance of the injured employee, independent of chapters 29 — 38 of this title, shall be taken into consideration in determining the compensation to be paid, nor shall benefits derived from any other source than the employer be considered in fixing the compensation under those chapters, except as provided in § 28-33-45. Any employer who refuses or delays payment under those chapters on account of the receipt by any injured employee of savings, insurance, or benefits shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 14; P.L. 1913, ch. 937, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 14; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-21; P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-33-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-22 - Minors employed in violation of law.

§ 28-33-22. Minors employed in violation of law.(a) If, at the time of the injury, the injured employee is a minor employed in violation of any law of this state or of the United States relating to the employment of minors, then the compensation payable shall be treble the amount that would have been payable if that minor had been legally employed.(b) In fixing the amount of any compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, due allowance shall be made for any sum that the employer may have paid to any injured minor employee or to his dependents on account of the injury, except those sums that the employer may have expended or directed to be expended for medical, surgical, or hospital service.(c) Whenever the workers' compensation insurance carrier for the employer is obligated to pay treble the amount that would have been payable if that minor had been legally employed, the workers' compensation insurance carrier shall have a complete right of indemnification to the extent the additional benefits are paid against the employer for the additional benefits paid above and beyond the usual workers' compensation indemnity benefit.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 1917, ch. 1534, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 26; G.L., ch. 300, art. 2, § 25; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-22; P.L. 1963, ch. 44, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-33-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-23 - Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.

§ 28-33-23. Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.(a) The compensation payable under chapters 29 — 38 of this title in case of death of the injured employee shall be paid to his or her legal representatives. If he or she has no legal representative, the amount is payable to his or her dependents entitled to that compensation or, if he or she leaves no dependents, to the person to whom the expenses for the burial and last sickness are due.(b) If the payment is made to the legal representative of the deceased employee, it shall be paid by the legal representative to the dependents or other persons entitled to it under chapters 29 — 38 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 15; P.L. 1949, ch. 2231, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-23.
RI Gen L § 28-33-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-24 - Cessation of payments on death of employee.

§ 28-33-24. Cessation of payments on death of employee.All payments of compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall cease upon the death of the employee from a cause other than or not induced by the injury for which he or she is receiving compensation; provided, that where specific compensation is payable under the provisions of § 28-33-19, those payments shall be vested and are not to be divested by any subsequent happening or contingency.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 15; P.L. 1949, ch. 2231, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-24.
RI Gen L § 28-33-25.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-25.1 - Settlement of disputed cases.

§ 28-33-25.1. Settlement of disputed cases.Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 28-33-25 and 28-33-26, in cases where liability of the employer for payment of workers' compensation benefits has not been finally established, the parties may submit a settlement proposal to the workers' compensation court for approval. If, upon consideration, a judge of the workers' compensation court deems the settlement proposal to be in the best interest of the parties, including the employee, employer, and the insurance carrier, the judge may approve the settlement. Payment by the employer or insurer shall not be deemed to be the payment of workers' compensation benefits, but shall be considered a compromise payment of a disputed claim. The settlement and payment pursuant to it shall not be subject to liens set forth in § 28-33-27(b) and must be paid within fourteen (14) days of entry of an order to pay or the date(s) upon which payment(s) is/are due pursuant to a court order, and a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be assessed for every day the payment is delinquent. Upon payment, the employer and insurer shall be entitled to a duly executed release that fully and finally absolves and discharges the employer and insurer from any and all liability arising out of the claimed injury.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 8; P.L. 2004, ch. 273, § 3; P.L. 2004, ch. 293, § 3; P.L. 2021, ch. 402, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 403, § 1, effective July 14, 2021.
RI Gen L § 28-33-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-26 - Waivers of compensation void.

§ 28-33-26. Waivers of compensation void.No agreement by an employee, except as provided in §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24, to waive his or her rights to compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall be valid except to the extent permitted by § 28-41-6 or 28-33-25.1.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 26; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-26; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-33-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-27 - Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.

§ 28-33-27. Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.(a) No claims or payments due for compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title or under any alternative scheme permitted by §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24 shall be assignable, or subject to attachment, or liable in any way for any debts, except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section.(b) A lien in favor of the department of labor and training and/or the executive office of health and human services shall attach by operation of law to any benefits due and payable under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, or under any alternative scheme by §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24, to the extent that those payments have been made by the department of labor and training and/or the executive office of health and human services to or on behalf of an injured employee or his or her dependents, but only to the extent that the employee would be entitled to receive benefits under the provision of these chapters. Any such lien is subject to the provisions of § 40-6-10.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 22; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-27; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 11, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-33-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-28 - Priority of claim over debts of employer.

§ 28-33-28. Priority of claim over debts of employer.The claim for compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title or under any alternative scheme permitted by §§ 28-29-22 — 28-29-24, and any determination or decree on any claim shall be entitled to a preference over the unsecured debts of the employer subsequently contracted to the same amount as the wages of labor are now preferred by the laws of this state; but nothing in this section shall be construed as impairing any lien which the employee may have acquired.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 23; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-28; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 7.
RI Gen L § 28-33-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-29 - Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.

§ 28-33-29. Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.In case an injured employee is mentally incompetent, or, where death results from the injury, in case any of his or her dependents entitled to compensation under this chapter are mentally incompetent or minors at the time when any right, privilege, or election accrues to him or her or them under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, his or her conservator, guardian, or next friend may, in his or her behalf, claim and exercise that right, privilege, or election, and no limitation of time provided in those chapters shall run so long as the incompetent or minor has no conservator or guardian.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 16; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-29.
RI Gen L § 28-33-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-30 - Time for notice of injury to employer.

§ 28-33-30. Time for notice of injury to employer.No proceedings for compensation for an injury under chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall be maintained unless a notice of the injury has been given to the employer within thirty (30) days after the happening or manifestation of the injury.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 17; P.L. 1941, ch. 1061, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-30.
RI Gen L § 28-33-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-31 - Contents of notice to employer.

§ 28-33-31. Contents of notice to employer.Notice as required by § 28-33-30 shall state in ordinary language the nature, time, place, and cause of the injury, and the name and address of the person injured, and shall be signed by the injured person, or by a person in his or her behalf, or, in the event of his or her death, by his or her legal representative, or by a person in behalf of either.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 18; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-31; P.L. 2013, ch. 445, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 475, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-33-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-32 - Manner of serving notice.

§ 28-33-32. Manner of serving notice.Notice as required by § 28-33-30 shall be served upon the employer, or upon one employer, if there are more employers than one, or if the employer is a corporation, upon any officer or agent upon whom process may be served, by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served, or by leaving it at his or her last known residence or place of business, or by sending it by registered or certified mail addressed to the person to be served, or, in the case of a corporation, to the corporation itself, at his or her or its last known residence or place of business. Mailing of the notice shall constitute completed service.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 19; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-32.
RI Gen L § 28-33-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-33 - Inaccuracies in notice - Want of notice as defense.

§ 28-33-33. Inaccuracies in notice — Want of notice as defense.A notice given under the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the nature, time, place, or cause of the injury, or the name and address of the person injured, if:(1) It is shown that the employer or his or her agent had actual knowledge of the injury;(2) The court determines that good cause exists for failure to give notice in a timely manner;(3) The employer or insurer was not in fact misled by it; or(4) The employer or insurer does not contest the claim.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 20; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-33; P.L. 1992, ch. 31, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-33-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-33 - Workers' Compensation - Benefits|Section 28-33-34 - Physical examination by employer's physician - Report.

§ 28-33-34. Physical examination by employer's physician — Report.The employee shall, after an injury, and at reasonable times during the continuance of his or her disability if so requested by his or her employer, submit himself or herself to an examination by a physician, or rehabilitation counselor certified by the director pursuant to § 28-33-41 in cases where the employee has received compensation for a period of more than three (3) months, furnished and paid for by the employer. The employee shall have the right to have a physician provided by the employee and paid for by the employer present at the examination. The employee shall be entitled to a full, exact, signed duplicate copy of the medical report of the examining physician, which shall be mailed by the employer or carrier to the employee and his or her attorney upon receipt of the original report by the employer or carrier. Failure to do so shall make the report or evidence of the examining physician inadmissible if objection is made by the employee to the admission of the report or evidence. Provided, that at the employee's or his or her attorney's request, a judge of the workers' compensation court shall order the employer or carrier to furnish to the employee a full exact, signed duplicate copy of the medical report of the examining physician. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the employee to be receiving benefits as a condition precedent to the requirement of an examination.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 21; P.L. 1919, ch. 1795, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 21; P.L. 1941, ch. 1062, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1194, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2229, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-34; P.L. 1959, ch. 104, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 127, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1989, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 4; P.L. 2003, ch. 388, § 3; P.L. 2003, ch. 395, § 3.