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RI Gen L § 28-45-12, 28-45-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-12, 28-45-12.1 - Repealed.

§ 28-45-12, 28-45-12.1. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 28-45-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-13.1 - Repealed.

§ 28-45-13.1. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 72, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 387, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 10; P.L. 2011, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 179, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 13, § 4, effective July 1, 2017.
RI Gen L § 28-45-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-14 - State EEO plan.

§ 28-45-14. State EEO plan.The apprenticeship program shall operate in conformance with state law, including the EEO standards and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 75, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-45-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-16 - Reciprocity.

§ 28-45-16. Reciprocity.(a) When a sponsor of an apprenticeship program which is registered and operating in a neighboring state requests registration from the department of labor and training to train apprentices for work projects in this state, the sponsor shall be granted registration providing the sponsor conforms with the regulations and standards of the state of Rhode Island.(b) An apprentice registered in an approved registered apprenticeship program in a neighboring state will be awarded certification of registration for state purposes upon request and on the condition that the neighboring state's sponsorship program is registered with the appropriate state apprentice agency.(c) The department of labor and training shall have the authority to expand or limit the number of states that are subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section by regulation through the promulgation of rules and regulations.(d) The department of labor and training shall accord reciprocal approval for federal purposes to apprentices, apprenticeship programs and standards that are registered in other states by the U.S. department of labor or a registration agency recognized by the U.S. department of labor if such reciprocity is requested by the apprenticeship program sponsor; program sponsors seeking reciprocal approval must meet Rhode Island wage and hour provisions and apprentice ratio standards.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 75, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 387, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-45-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-17 - Union participation.

§ 28-45-17. Union participation.Under a program proposed for registration by an employer or employers' association, and where the standards, collective bargaining agreement, or other instrument provides for participation by a union in any manner in the operation of the substantive matters of the apprenticeship program, and that participation is exercised, written acknowledgement of union agreement or "no objection" to the registration is required. Where no participation is evidenced and practiced, the employer or employers' association shall simultaneously furnish to the union, if any, which is the collective bargaining agent of the employees to be trained, a copy of its application for registration and of the apprenticeship program. The department of labor and training shall provide a reasonable time period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than forty-five (45) days for receipt of union comments, if any, before final action on the application for registration and/or approval.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 75, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-45-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-45 - Apprenticeship Programs in Trade and Industry|Section 28-45-18 - Vocational school training.

§ 28-45-18. Vocational school training.(a) The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may authorize vocational schools to provide apprenticeship classroom training to students subject to the approval of the Rhode Island department of labor and training.(b) In the event the board of regents authorizes state-certified apprenticeship training under subsection (a), and a student successfully completes the vocational school program, then the student shall receive apprentice credit, to be applied against a state-certified apprenticeship program requirement set forth by the state apprenticeship council pursuant to § 28-45-13, for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of apprenticeship classroom training.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 413, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-1 - Short title.

§ 28-46-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Private Non-vested Pension Benefits Protection Tax Act."History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-3 - Employer tax.

§ 28-46-3. Employer tax.There is assessed upon every employer who ceases to operate a place of employment within this state a tax which shall be equal to the total amount of non-vested pension benefits of those employees of the employer who have completed fifteen (15) years of covered service under the pension plan of the employer and whose employment was or will be terminated because of the employer's ceasing to operate a place of employment within this state, and, whose non-vested pension benefits have been or will be forfeited because of that termination of employment, less the amount of those non-vested pension benefits which are compromised or settled to the satisfaction of the director as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-4 - Employer's notice of intent to cease operations.

§ 28-46-4. Employer's notice of intent to cease operations.Any employer who intends to cease to operate a place of employment within this state shall notify the director of that intention not later than six (6) months prior to the date the employer intends to cease to operate its place of employment.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-5 - Investigation by director.

§ 28-46-5. Investigation by director.Upon receipt of notification, or upon his or her own initiative when that notification is not given as required, the director shall cause an investigation to be made of the employer to determine the number of employees who have completed fifteen (15) years of covered service under the pension plan of the employer and whose employment was or will be terminated because of the employer's ceasing to operate a place of employment within this state, and whose non-vested pension benefits have been or will be forfeited by that termination of employment, the amounts of any non-vested pension benefits, if any, of those employees, and any other facts or circumstances concerning the employer, the employees, and the pension plan for those employees as may be necessary or useful to the director to carry out his or her duties and responsibilities under this chapter. The investigation, insofar as practicable, shall be conducted at the employer's place of employment during normal business hours. The employer shall cooperate fully with the director in that investigation, and shall make available to him or her any books, records, or other information necessary or useful to that investigation. To aid in those investigations, the director is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations and to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, records, or other documents. The director may seek, through the attorney general acting on his or her behalf, orders from any court of competent jurisdiction to compel an employer to comply with the provisions of this chapter and to punish disobedience of any subpoena issued pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-6 - Compromising non-vested pension benefits.

§ 28-46-6. Compromising non-vested pension benefits.(a) As part of the investigation of an employer, the director shall determine the amount of non-vested pension benefits which have been compromised or settled to his or her satisfaction.(b) Non-vested pension benefits may be compromised or settled by:(1) Agreement between the employer and employee which is mutually understood by both parties to be a complete and final satisfaction of those benefits; or(2) A provision in a collective bargaining agreement to which both the employer and employee are a party concerning the disposition of pension benefits in case the employer ceases to operate a place of employment or providing a benefit to the employee contingent upon the employer ceasing to operate a place of employment.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-7 - Tax liability and lien.

§ 28-46-7. Tax liability and lien.After the investigation of the employer, the director shall certify to the tax administrator the total amount of non-vested pension benefits that are includable in determining an employer's tax liability under this chapter and the amount of those benefits which have been compromised or settled to the satisfaction of the commissioner. The tax administrator shall determine the amount of an employer's tax liability under this chapter and shall notify the employer of the amount of the tax. The tax shall be due and payable to the tax administrator on the date that the employer ceases to operate its place of employment and shall be a lien upon all of the employer's assets within this state. If the tax is not paid when due, the employer shall be liable for interest on the amount due at the rate of six per cent (6%) per annum until the tax and interest are paid.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-8 - Employee claims.

§ 28-46-8. Employee claims.The director shall maintain a separate record of each employee of an employer taxed under this chapter who had completed fifteen (15) years of covered service under the pension plan of the employer and whose employment was terminated because of the employer's ceasing to operate a place of employment within this state and whose non-vested pension benefits were forfeited by that termination of employment and were not compromised or settled. Each employee shall be entitled to make a claim, in the form and manner prescribed by the director, for an immediate payment of the current value of his or her non-vested pension benefits or a deferred pension benefit, and to receive that payment or benefit in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-9 - Termination of employees.

§ 28-46-9. Termination of employees.For the purposes of this chapter, the employment of any employee terminated within one year, or within any longer period as prescribed by the director when he or she determines that an employer is attempting to evade the provisions of this chapter, of the date an employer ceases to operate a place of employment within this state shall be deemed to have been terminated because of the employer's ceasing to operate its place of employment, unless the employer can conclusively show that the termination was attributable to some other cause.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-10 - Rules and regulations of director.

§ 28-46-10. Rules and regulations of director.The director may promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the efficient administration of the provisions of this chapter applicable to him or her, or to clarify those provisions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The director may use the facilities and personnel of the department of labor and training and any appropriations available to carry out his or her duties and responsibilities under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-11 - Rules and regulations of the tax administrator.

§ 28-46-11. Rules and regulations of the tax administrator.The tax administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the assessment and collection of the tax imposed by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-46-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-46 - Private Nonvested Pension Benefits|Section 28-46-12 - Funds not to be attached.

§ 28-46-12. Funds not to be attached.The funds of any employer which are set aside or reserved for benefits under a pension plan of the employer to which employees have a vested right shall not be liable to be seized or taken by virtue of any execution or civil process whatever, issued out of any court of this state, for the collection of the tax imposed by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 295, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-1 - Definitions.

§ 28-47-1. Definitions.(a) As used in this chapter the term "employers" shall include:(1) Employers with related activity in a given industry employing persons who perform work in connection with the given industry;(2) An incorporated or unincorporated association or associations consisting exclusively of those employers provided they employ persons who perform that related work in the given industry; and(3) A combination of employers as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection and an association or associations of employers as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.(b) The "director" is the director of the department of business regulation.(c) "Employee leasing company" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other form of business entity whose business consists largely of providing workers to one or more client companies by means of employee leasing arrangements.(d) "Group self-insurance" as used in this chapter, shall be deemed to be the system of securing compensation as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-2 - Adoption of plan of group self-insurance.

§ 28-47-2. Adoption of plan of group self-insurance.Any group consisting exclusively of employers may adopt a plan for group self-insurance, as a group, for the payment of compensation under this chapter to their employees. Under that plan the group shall assume the liability of all the employers within the group and pay all compensation for which those employers are liable under this chapter. Notwithstanding the previous provisions, the members of a group self-insurer shall be jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of the group self-insurer incurred during the period of membership. Where that plan is adopted the group shall furnish satisfactory proof to the director of its financial ability to pay that compensation for the employers in the industry covered by it, its revenues, their source, and assurance of continuance. The director shall require the filing of a bond of a surety company authorized to transact business in the state, trust fund, or other adequate security, in an amount to be determined by the director to secure its liability to pay the compensation of each employer as above provided in accordance with the provisions of § 28-47-10. That surety bond, trust fund, or security must be approved as to form by the director. The director may also require that any and all agreements, contracts, and other pertinent documents relating to the organization of the employers in the group be filed with him or her at the time the application for group self-insurance is made. That application shall be on a form prescribed by the director. The director shall have the authority to deny the application of the group to pay the compensation or to revoke his or her consent furnished under this section at any time for good cause shown. The director shall have the authority to deny the application of the group or to revoke his or her consent furnished under this section at any time if he or she is not satisfied that the group can provide adequate claims and loss prevention services to each employer in the group either by the staff of the group or through contractual arrangements with a service company competent to provide that claim and loss prevention services. The group qualifying under this section shall be known as a group self-insurer.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art 3, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-3 - Notice to group - Jurisdiction - Insolvency - Termination.

§ 28-47-3. Notice to group — Jurisdiction — Insolvency — Termination.An employer participating in group self-insurance shall not be relieved from the liability for compensation prescribed by chapters 29 — 38 of this title except by the payment of the compensation by the group self-insurer or by itself. As between the employee and the group self-insurer, notice to or knowledge of the occurrence of the injury on the part of the employer shall be deemed notice or knowledge, as the case may be, on the part of the group self-insurer. Jurisdiction of the employer shall, for the purpose of this chapter, be jurisdiction of the group self-insurer, and that group self-insurer shall in all things be bound by and subject to the orders, findings, decisions, or awards rendered against the participating employer for the payment of compensation under the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title. The insolvency or bankruptcy of a participating employer shall not relieve the group self-insurer from the payment of compensation for injuries or death sustained by an employee during the time the employer was a participant in the group self-insurance. The group self-insurer shall promptly notify the director, on a prescribed form, of the addition of any participating employer or employers. Notice of termination of a participating employer shall not be effective until at least ten (10) days after notice of that termination, on a prescribed form, has been either filed in the office of the director or sent by certified or registered letter, return receipt requested, and also served in like manner upon the employer.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-4 - Identifying information.

§ 28-47-4. Identifying information.Each group self-insurer, in its application for group self-insurance, shall set forth the names and addresses of each of its officers, directors, trustees, and general manager. Notice of any change in the officers, directors, trustees, or general manager shall be given to the director within ten (10) days of the change. No officer, director, trustee, or employee of the group self-insurer may represent or participate directly or indirectly on behalf of an injured worker or his or her dependents in any workers' compensation proceeding. All employees of employers participating in group self-insurance are deemed to be included under the group self-insurance plan.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-5 - Termination of group.

§ 28-47-5. Termination of group.If for any reason, the status of a group self-insurer under this chapter is terminated, the surety bond on deposit, trust fund, or other security referred to in § 28-47-2 shall remain in the custody of the director for a period of at least twenty-six (26) months. At the expiration of any time or any further period that the director may deem proper and warranted, he or she may accept in lieu of the bond, and for the additional purpose of securing that further and future contingent liability as may arise from prior injuries to workers and be incurred by reason of any change in the condition of those workers warranting the workers' compensation court making subsequent awards for payment of additional compensation, a policy of insurance furnished by the group self-insurer, its successors or assigns, or others carrying on or liquidating that self-insurance group. That policy shall be in a form approved by the director and issued by any insurance company licensed to issue this class of insurance in this state. It shall only be issued for a single complete premium payment in advance by the group self-insurer. It shall be given in an amount to be determined by the director and when issued shall not be subject to cancellation for any cause during the continuance of the liability secured and so covered.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 299, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-47-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-47 - Workers' Compensation - Group Self-Insurance|Section 28-47-6 - Rules and regulations.

§ 28-47-6. Rules and regulations.The director shall promulgate the rules and regulations that may be required to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, rules and regulations pertaining to contracts of group insurance and excess group insurance with retentions and limits to be prescribed.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1.