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RI Gen L § 28-41-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-12 - Repealed.

§ 28-41-12. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 6; P.L. 1947, ch. 1949, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3429, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-12; P.L. 1958, ch. 193, § 1; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 211, § 4; P.L. 1961, ch. 97, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 38; P.L. 2008, ch. 443, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 33, § 3, effective July 1, 2012; P.L. 2012, ch. 42, § 3, effective July 1, 2012.
RI Gen L § 28-41-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-13 - Disqualification by receipt of unemployment compensation benefits.

§ 28-41-13. Disqualification by receipt of unemployment compensation benefits.(a) (1) An individual shall be disqualified from receiving benefits during any week with respect to which he or she will receive remuneration in the form of benefits under an unemployment compensation law of any state or of the United States.(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of chapters 39 — 41 of this title to the contrary, an individual receiving unemployment compensation and who is injured while unemployed and who is then denied unemployment compensation as a result of those injuries, shall, if otherwise eligible, be entitled to receive temporary disability insurance benefits without serving a waiting period as required in § 28-41-12.(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of chapters 39 — 41 of this title to the contrary, if an individual has been determined to have been paid unemployment compensation benefits and/or dependents' allowances under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, for the same week or weeks with respect to which the individual was entitled to receive temporary disability insurance benefits and/or dependents' allowances under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, that individual shall, at the discretion of the director, be liable to have that sum deducted from any benefits payable to him or her under chapters 39 — 41 of this title for the same week or weeks, to reimburse the director for the employment security fund.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 6; P.L. 1943, ch. 1367, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-13; P.L. 1988, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 302, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-14 - Disqualification by conviction of fraud.

§ 28-41-14. Disqualification by conviction of fraud.(a) An individual who has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of knowingly or fraudulently making a false statement, or knowingly or fraudulently misrepresenting a material fact, with intent to defraud the temporary disability insurance fund of any benefit or wrongfully to obtain or increase any benefit, either for himself or herself or for any other person, shall be disqualified from receiving benefits for a period of one year following that conviction.(b) This disqualification shall be imposed by the director and shall be in addition to any criminal penalty which may be imposed under any other provision in chapters 39 — 41 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 6; P.L. 1953, ch. 3153, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-14.
RI Gen L § 28-41-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-15 - Filing of claims - Restriction on benefits - Copies of law and regulations.

§ 28-41-15. Filing of claims — Restriction on benefits — Copies of law and regulations.(a) Benefit claims shall be filed pursuant to prescribed regulations.(b) No individual shall be eligible for benefits under this title for any week of unemployment due to sickness that occurs more than ninety (90) days prior to the time when written notice of his or her claim for benefits is mailed or delivered to the department of labor and training or such other agency as the director may designate. Notwithstanding the above, the director may extend the claim filing period up to twenty-six (26) weeks if the individual can show a good, medical reason for the delay in filing the claim for benefits.(c) Each employer shall post and maintain printed statements of subsection (b) and of those regulations, in places readily accessible to individuals in his or her service. Those printed statements shall be supplied by the director to each employer without cost to that employer.(d) Upon the filing of a claim, the director shall promptly mail a notice of the filing of the claim to the claimant's most recent employer and to all employers for whom the claimant states he or she performed services and earned wages during his or her base period. The employers shall promptly furnish the information required to determine the claimant's benefit rights. If the claimant's employer or employers have any information that might affect either the validity of the claim or the right of the claimant to waiting period credit or benefits, the employer shall return the notice with this information. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of chapters 39 — 41 of this title, any employer who fails, without good cause as established to the satisfaction of the director, to return the notice within seven (7) working days of its mailing shall pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each failure. This penalty shall be paid into the temporary disability insurance reserve fund and, if any employer fails to pay the penalty, when assessed, it shall be collected by civil action as provided in § 28-40-12.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-15; P.L. 1964, ch. 115, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 418, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 3, § 3.
RI Gen L § 28-41-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-16 - Determination of claim.

§ 28-41-16. Determination of claim.(a) 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. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3669, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-16; P.L. 1960, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 50.
RI Gen L § 28-41-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-17 - Appeal tribunals.

§ 28-41-17. Appeal tribunals.To hear and decide disputed claims, the board of review may appoint one or more impartial referees, each of whom shall constitute an appeal tribunal to hear and decide appeals from determinations and re-determinations. The board may make appointments to this tribunal and fix its salaries in accordance with the state civil service law, rules, and regulations. No person shall participate on behalf of the board in any case in which he or she is an interested party.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-17.
RI Gen L § 28-41-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-18 - Filing of appeal - Parties - Withdrawal.

§ 28-41-18. Filing of appeal — Parties — Withdrawal.Any claimant may file an appeal from the determination of the director to an appeal tribunal within the specified time. The parties to an appeal from a determination shall include all interested parties, including the director. Appeals may be withdrawn at the request of the appellant and with the permission of the appeal tribunal, if the record preceding the appeal and the request for the withdrawal support the correctness of the determination and indicate that no coercion or fraud is involved in the withdrawal.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-18; P.L. 1986, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 25; P.L. 1986, ch. 409, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-19 - Hearing by appeal tribunal - Regulations - Record of proceedings.

§ 28-41-19. Hearing by appeal tribunal — Regulations — Record of proceedings.A reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing shall promptly be afforded all interested parties. An appeal tribunal shall inquire into and develop all facts bearing on the issues and shall receive and consider evidence without regard to statutory and common-law rules. The board of review shall adopt regulations governing the manner of filing appeals and the conduct of hearings and appeals, consistent with chapters 39 — 41 of this title. A record shall be kept of all testimony and proceedings in an appeal, but testimony need not be transcribed unless further review is initiated.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-19.
RI Gen L § 28-41-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-20 - Consolidated appeals.

§ 28-41-20. Consolidated appeals.When the same or substantially similar evidence is material to the matter in issue with respect to more than one individual, the same time and place for considering all those cases may be fixed, hearings on the evidence jointly conducted, a single record of the proceedings made, and evidence introduced with respect to one proceeding considered as introduced in the others, provided no party is prejudiced thereby.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-20.
RI Gen L § 28-41-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-21 - Decision of appeal tribunal or referee.

§ 28-41-21. Decision of appeal tribunal or referee.(a) After a hearing, an appeal tribunal shall make findings and conclusions promptly and on the basis of the findings and conclusions affirm, modify, or reverse the director's determination. Each party shall be promptly furnished a copy of the decision and the supporting findings and conclusions. This decision shall be final unless further review is initiated pursuant to § 28-41-22 within fifteen (15) days after the decision has been mailed to each party's last known address or otherwise delivered to him or her, provided that that period may be extended for good cause.(b) A decision of the referee of the board of review shall be honored and complied with until or unless modified or overruled by the board or a court of competent jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-21; P.L. 1970, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 118, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 311, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-22 - Appeal to and review by board.

§ 28-41-22. Appeal to and review by board.Any party in interest, including the director, shall be allowed an appeal to the board of review from the decision of an appeal tribunal. The board on its own motion may initiate a review of a decision or determination of an appeal tribunal within fifteen (15) days after the date of decision. The board may affirm, modify, or reverse the findings or conclusions of the appeal tribunal solely on the basis of previously submitted evidence or upon the basis of such additional evidence as it may direct to be taken.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-22; P.L. 1970, ch. 22, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 311, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-41-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-23 - Removal to board of cases pending before appeal tribunals.

§ 28-41-23. Removal to board of cases pending before appeal tribunals.The board of review may remove to itself or transfer to another appeal tribunal any appeal pending before an appeal tribunal. An appeal so removed to the board before a fair hearing has been completed shall be given a fair hearing by the board, as required by § 28-41-19 with respect to proceedings before an appeal tribunal.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-23.
RI Gen L § 28-41-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-24 - Conclusiveness of decisions - Reopening in cases of fraud or coercion.

§ 28-41-24. Conclusiveness of decisions — Reopening in cases of fraud or coercion.All final determinations and decisions shall be conclusive upon all parties in interest, including the director. The director, appeal tribunal, or board of review shall reopen a determination or decision or revoke permission for withdrawal of an appeal if:(1) He, she, or it finds that a worker or employer has been defrauded or coerced in connection with the determination, decision, or withdrawal of the appeal; and(2) The defrauded or coerced person informs the appropriate officer or body of the fraud or coercion within sixty (60) days after he or she has become aware of the fraud or within sixty (60) days after the coercion has been removed.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-24.
RI Gen L § 28-41-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-25 - Rule of decision - Certification of questions to board.

§ 28-41-25. Rule of decision — Certification of questions to board.Final decisions of the board of review and the principles of law declared in their support shall be binding in all subsequent proceedings involving similar questions, unless expressly or impliedly overruled by a later decision of the board or of a court of competent jurisdiction. Final decisions of appeal tribunals and the principles of law declared in their support shall be binding on the director and shall further be persuasive authority in subsequent appeal tribunal proceedings. If in any subsequent proceedings, the director or an appeal tribunal has serious doubt as to the correctness of any principles previously declared by an appeal tribunal or by the board, or if there is an apparent inconsistency or conflict in final decisions of comparable authority, then the findings of fact in that case may be certified, together with the question of law involved, to the board. After giving notice and reasonable opportunity for a hearing upon the law to all parties to the proceedings, the board shall certify to the director or appeal tribunal and the parties in interest, its answer to the question submitted, or the board, in its discretion, may remove to itself the entire proceeding as provided in § 28-41-23 and render its decision upon the entire case.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-25.
RI Gen L § 28-41-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-26 - Denial of appeal to board deemed decision of board.

§ 28-41-26. Denial of appeal to board deemed decision of board.For the purposes of judicial review, an appeal tribunal's decision from which an application for appeal has been denied by the board of review shall be deemed to be the decision of the board, except that the time for initiating judicial review shall run from the date of the mailing or delivery of the notice of the denial of the application for appeal by the board.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 7; P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-26.
RI Gen L § 28-41-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-27 - Judicial appeals.

§ 28-41-27. Judicial appeals.Appeals from administrative orders or decisions made pursuant to any provisions of this chapter shall be to the sixth division district court, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, the Administrative Procedures Act.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-27; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 8; P.L. 1982, ch. 388, §§ 3, 7.
RI Gen L § 28-41-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-28 - Parties to review - Service of petition - Certification of record.

§ 28-41-28. Parties to review — Service of petition — Certification of record.The board of review and all parties to the proceedings before it shall be parties to the review proceedings. If the director is a party respondent, the petition shall be served by leaving with him or her, or any representative whom he or she designates for that purpose, as many copies of the petition as there are respondents. Within ten (10) days after filing of the petition, an affidavit of compliance shall be filed with the superior court in which the petition has been filed. The director shall file with the court certified copies of the record of the case together with his or her petition for review or his or her answer to the appellant's petition. Upon the filing of a petition for review by the director, or upon service of a petition upon him or her, the director shall send a copy of the petition by registered or certified mail to each party and that mailing shall constitute service upon the parties.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-28.
RI Gen L § 28-41-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-29 - Questions reviewed by court - Additional evidence - Precedence - Appeal to supreme court.

§ 28-41-29. Questions reviewed by court — Additional evidence — Precedence — Appeal to supreme court.The jurisdiction of the reviewing court shall be confined to questions of law and, in the absence of fraud, the findings of fact by the board of review, if supported by substantial evidence regardless of statutory or common-law rules, shall be conclusive. Additional evidence required by the court shall be taken before the board, and the board, after hearing that additional evidence, shall file with the court any additional or modified findings of fact or conclusions that it may make, together with transcripts of the additional record. All proceedings under §§ 28-41-26 — 28-41-29 shall be summarily heard and given precedence over all other civil cases. Appeals involving benefit rights shall be given precedence over all other cases arising under chapters 39 — 41 of this title. An appeal may be taken from the decision of the superior court to the supreme court in the same manner as an appeal is taken under § 28-35-29, relating to appeals in cases under the workers' compensation law.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-29.
RI Gen L § 28-41-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-30 - Waiver of rights - Agreement to pay employer's contributions.

§ 28-41-30. Waiver of rights — Agreement to pay employer's contributions.No agreement by any individual to waive his or her right to benefits or any other right under chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be valid. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern, to pay all or any portion of the contributions required under these chapters from employers, shall be valid. No employer shall make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the contributions required of him or her, or require or accept any waiver by an individual of any right under chapters 39 — 41 of this title. The director shall have power to take any steps necessary or suitable under those chapters to correct or prosecute any violation.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-30.
RI Gen L § 28-41-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-41 - Temporary Disability Insurance - Benefits|Section 28-41-31 - Fees charged claimants.

§ 28-41-31. Fees charged claimants.No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees of any kind by the director or his or her representative, or by the board of review or its representatives, in any proceeding under chapters 39 — 41 of this title. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding or court action may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent. The director shall have the authority to fix the fees of that counsel or other duly authorized agent, but no counsel or agents shall together be allowed to charge or receive for those services more than ten per cent (10%) of the maximum benefits at issue in that proceeding or court action except as specifically allowed by the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-31.