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RI Gen L § 28-41-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-32 - Exemption of benefits from assignment or process.

§ 28-41-32. Exemption of benefits from assignment or process.Benefits which are due or may become due under chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall not be assigned, pledged, or encumbered before payment. When awarded, adjudged, or paid, so long as they are not mingled with other funds of the recipient, the benefits shall be exempt from all claims of creditors, and from levy, execution, and attachment or other remedy now or subsequently provided for recovery or collection of debt, which exemption may not be waived.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-32.
RI Gen L § 28-41-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-33 - Legal counsel to board of review.

§ 28-41-33. Legal counsel to board of review.(a) The board of review shall be empowered to appoint and employ a qualified attorney, who shall act in accordance with any instructions that he or she may receive from the board concerning appeals from its decisions and other related duties, and shall be paid an annual base salary of eleven thousand dollars ($11,000).(b) Whenever the board becomes a party to court action, the attorney shall represent its interests before the courts.(c) The duly appointed attorney shall serve in this capacity for a term of three (3) years from the date of his or her appointment by the board, and until his or her successor is appointed.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 287, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-34 - Temporary caregiver insurance.

§ 28-41-34. Temporary caregiver insurance.The purpose of this chapter is to establish, within the state temporary disability insurance program, a temporary caregiver insurance program to provide wage replacement benefits in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, or to bond with a new child.Definitions as used in this chapter:(1) "Child" means a biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter, a stepson or stepdaughter, a legal ward, a son or daughter of a domestic partner, or a son or daughter of an employee who stands in loco parentis to that child.(2) "Newborn child" means a child under one year of age.(3) "Adopted child" means a child adopted by, or placed for adoption with, the employee.(4) "Bonding or bond" means to develop a psychological and emotional attachment between a child and his or her parent(s) or persons who stand in loco parentis. This shall involve being in one another's physical presence.(5) "Parent" means a biological, foster, or adoptive parent, a stepparent, a legal guardian, or other person who stands in loco parentis to the employee or the employee's spouse or domestic partner when he/she was a child.(6) "Domestic partner" means a party to a civil union as defined by chapter 3.1 of title 15.(7) "Spouse" means a party in a common law marriage, a party in a marriage conducted and recognized by another state or country, or in a marriage as defined by chapter 3 of title 15.(8) "Grandparent" means a parent of the employee's parent.(9) "Parent-in-law" means the parent of the employee's spouse or domestic partner.(10) "Employee" means any person who is or has been employed by an employer subject to chapters 39 — 41 of this title and in employment subject to those chapters.(11) "Serious health condition" means any illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, residential healthcare facility, or continued treatment or continuing supervision by a licensed healthcare provider.(12) "Department" means the department of labor and training.(13) "Persons who stand in loco parentis" means those with day-to-day responsibilities to care for and financially support a child or, in the case of an employee, who had such responsibility for the employee when the employee was a child. A biological or legal relationship shall not be required.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-37 - Determination of a claim.

§ 28-41-37. Determination of a claim.(a) In accordance with § 28-41-16, upon the filing of a claim, the director shall promptly examine the claim and on the basis of facts found by the director and records maintained by the department, the claim shall be determined to be valid or invalid, if the claim is determined to be valid, the director shall promptly notify the claimant as to the week with respect to which benefits shall commence, the weekly benefit amount payable, and the maximum duration of those benefits. If the claim is determined to be invalid, the director shall likewise notify the claimant and any other interested parties of that determination and the reasons for it. If the processing of the claim is delayed for any reason, the director shall notify the claimant, in writing, within three (3) weeks of the date the application for benefits is filed of the reason for the delay. Unless the claimant or any other interested party, within fifteen (15) days, requests a hearing before the board of review, the determination with reference to the claim is final. However, for good cause shown the fifteen (15) day period may be extended after notification by the director has been mailed to his or her last known address, as provided in this section. At any time within one year from the date of a monetary determination, the director, upon request of the claimant or on his or her own motion, may reconsider his or her determination if he or she finds that an error in computation or identity has occurred in connection with it or that additional wages pertinent to the claimant's status have become available, or if that determination has been made as a result of a nondisclosure or misrepresentation of a material fact.(b) If an appeal is duly filed, benefits with respect to the period prior to the final decision, if it is found that those benefits are payable, shall be paid only after the decision. If an appeal tribunal affirms a decision of the director, or the board of review affirms a decision of an appeal tribunal allowing benefits, those benefits shall be paid regardless of any appeal which may subsequently be taken.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-38 - Confidential health information.

§ 28-41-38. Confidential health information.Information pursuant to any individual's temporary disability claim or temporary caregiver insurance claim shall be held confidential in accordance with chapters 39 — 41 of this title, § 28-39-19, and chapter 37.3 of title 5, and all applicable state and federal regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-39 - Powers and duties.

§ 28-41-39. Powers and duties.The director of the department of labor and training shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To promulgate regulations relative to the operation of the temporary caregiver insurance program;(2) To create all necessary applications and certificates to fulfill the purposes of this section;(3) To disseminate information regarding the program to Rhode Island employers and shall carry out a public education program to inform workers and employers about the availability of benefits under the temporary caregiver insurance program. The director may use a proportion of the funds collected for the temporary caregiver insurance program in a given year to pay for the public education program and/or funding received from other sources for the purpose of educating the public about their benefits. Outreach information shall be available in English and other languages; and(4) To inform Rhode Island employees of their disability insurance rights and benefits due to the employee's own sickness, injury, or pregnancy, or the employee's need to provide care for any sick or injured family member or new child. The notice shall be given by every eligible employer to each new employee hired on or after January 1, 2014, and to each employee taking leave from work on or after January 1, 2014, due to pregnancy or the need to provide care for any sick or injured family member or new child. The director shall require each employer to post and maintain information regarding the program in accordance with § 28-41-15.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-40 - Fraud and misrepresentation of benefits.

§ 28-41-40. Fraud and misrepresentation of benefits.(a) The temporary caregiver insurance program shall be part of the temporary disability insurance fund. If the director finds that any individual falsely certifies the medical condition of any person in order to obtain family temporary disability insurance benefits, with the intent to defraud, whether for the maker or for any other person, the director shall assess a penalty against the individual in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of the benefits paid as a result of the false certification. Unless otherwise specified to the contrary, all of the provisions of chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall apply to the temporary caregiver insurance program.(b) If a physician or other qualified healthcare provider licensed by a foreign country is under investigation by the department for assisting in the filing of false claims and the department does not have the legal remedies to conduct a criminal investigation or prosecution in that country, the department may suspend the processing of all further certifications until the licensed qualified healthcare provider fully cooperates and continues to cooperate with the investigation. A qualified healthcare provider licensed by and practicing in a foreign country who has been convicted of filing false claims with the department shall be barred indefinitely from filing a certificate in support of a temporary disability insurance or temporary caregiver insurance claim in the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-41 - Criminal prosecution.

§ 28-41-41. Criminal prosecution.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 the attorney general to institute and prosecute that action.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-42 - Receipt of federal funds.

§ 28-41-42. Receipt of federal funds.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 funds, provided that this section shall not be considered to permit any expenditure of funds from the employment security administration account contrary to § 28-42-29. In the event that the Social Security Act is amended to permit funds granted under Title III to be used to pay expenses of administering a sickness compensation law, such as chapters 39 — 41 of this title, then from and after the effective date of that amendment, the expenses of administering those chapters shall be paid out of the employment security administration account or any other account or fund in which funds granted under Title III are deposited.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 213, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-42-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-1 - Short title.

§ 28-42-1. Short title.Chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Employment Security Act."History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-1.
RI Gen L § 28-42-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-2 - Declaration of policy.

§ 28-42-2. Declaration of policy.Economic insecurity, due to unemployment, being a serious menace to the health, morale, and general welfare of the people of this state, is, therefore, a subject of interest and concern to the community as a whole, warranting appropriate action by the general assembly to prevent its spread and to lighten the burden which now falls on the unemployed worker and his or her family. According to the report of the joint special commission appointed pursuant to the joint resolutions, the evidence seems conclusive that in the face of recurring periods of business depression, which industry and commerce appear powerless to prevent, the industrial worker's position is extremely insecure. The individual is as incapable of protecting himself or herself against unemployment, as industry is of preventing it. Experience has shown that if the state delays action until unemployment becomes excessive, it can neither promptly create the organizations necessary to orderly, economical, and effective relief, nor bear the financial burden of relief without disrupting its whole system of ordinary revenues and jeopardizing its credit. Chapters 42 — 44 of this title are designed to meet in some measure this situation by providing for the accumulation of a fund to assist in protecting the public against the ill effects of unemployment which may arise in future years.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-2; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 39.
RI Gen L § 28-42-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-4 - Services performed partly outside state.

§ 28-42-4. Services performed partly outside state."Employment" includes an individual's entire service, performed within or both within and without this state, if:(1) The service is localized in this state; or(2) The service is not localized in any state but some of the service is performed in this state and(i) The base of operations, or, if there is no base of operations, then the place from which the service is directed or controlled, is in this state; or(ii) The base of operations or place from which that service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed but the individual's residence is in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 3; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-4.
RI Gen L § 28-42-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-5 - Localized service defined.

§ 28-42-5. Localized service defined.Service is deemed to be localized within a state if:(1) The service is performed entirely within that state; or(2) The service is performed both within and out of that state, but the service performed out of that state is incidental to the individual's service within the state; for example, is temporary or transitory in nature or consists of isolated transactions.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-5.
RI Gen L § 28-42-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-6 - Service by residents performed entirely outside state.

§ 28-42-6. Service by residents performed entirely outside state.Services not covered under § 28-42-4 and performed entirely out of this state, with respect to no part of which contributions are required and paid under an unemployment compensation law of any other state or of the federal government, shall be deemed to be employment subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title if the individual performing those services is a resident of this state and the director approves the election of the employing unit for whom those services are performed, that the entire service of that individual shall be deemed to be employment subject to those chapters.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-6.
RI Gen L § 28-42-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-6.1 - Service by U.S. citizens performed outside United States for American employer.

§ 28-42-6.1. Service by U.S. citizens performed outside United States for American employer.(a) The services of an individual, who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States (except in Canada) after December 31, 1971, or after December 31, 1977 in the case of the Virgin Islands, in the employ of an American employer (other than service which is deemed "employment" under §§ 28-42-4 — 28-42-6, or the parallel provisions of another state's law) shall be deemed to be employment subject to chapters 42 — 44 if:(1) The employer's principal place of business in the United States is located in this state;(2) The employer has no place of business in the United States, but the employer is:(i) An individual who is a resident of this state;(ii) A corporation which is organized under the laws of this state; or(iii) A partnership or a trust and the number of the partners or trustees who are residents of this state is greater than the number who are residents of any one other state; or(3) None of the criteria of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection is met, but the employer has elected coverage in this state, or the employer having failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for benefits, based on that service, under the law of this state.(b) An "American employer," for the purposes of this section, means a person who is:(1) An individual who is a resident of the United States;(2) A partnership if two-thirds (⅔) or more of the partners are residents of the United States;(3) A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States; or(4) A corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any state.(c) "United States," for the purposes of this section, includes the states, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.History of Section.P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 7; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-42-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-7 - Independent contractor and employee distinguished.

§ 28-42-7. Independent contractor and employee distinguished.The determination of independent contractor or employee status for purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be the same as those factors used by the Internal Revenue Service in its code and regulations.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-7; P.L. 1998, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 334, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-42-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-9 - Maritime services.

§ 28-42-9. Maritime services.For the purpose of establishing coverage of maritime services rendered on, or in connection with, vessels, the provisions of §§ 28-42-4 and 28-42-5 and those of the Interstate Maritime Reciprocal Agreement shall apply.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1943, ch. 1365, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-9; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 5.
RI Gen L § 28-42-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-10 - Services performed by students.

§ 28-42-10. Services performed by students."Employment" does not include services performed in the employ of a school, college, or university, by a student who is enrolled and regularly attending classes at that school, college, or university.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-10; P.L. 1961, ch. 103, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-42-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security - General Provisions|Section 28-42-11 - Employees of agents and contractors of employing units.

§ 28-42-11. Employees of agents and contractors of employing units.(a) Whenever any employing unit contracts with or has under it any contractor or subcontractor for any work which is part of its usual trade, occupation, profession, or business, unless the employing unit, as well as each contractor or subcontractor, is an employer by reason of § 28-42-3(16), the employing unit shall for all the purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of this title be deemed to employ each individual in the employ of each contractor or subcontractor for each day during which that individual is engaged in performing that work; except that each contractor who is an employer by reason of § 28-42-3(16) shall alone be liable for contributions measured by wages paid to individuals in his or her employ, and except that any employing unit who becomes liable for and pays contributions with respect to individuals in the employ of any contractor or subcontractor who is not an employer by reason of § 28-42-3(16), may recover the contributions from that contractor or subcontractor.(b) Each individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of any agent or employee of an employing unit shall be deemed to be employed by that employing unit for all the purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, whether that individual was hired or paid directly by that employing unit or by that agent or employee, provided the employing unit had actual or constructive knowledge of the work.History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 3; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 1; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-11.