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RI Gen L § 28-39-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-9 - Custodian of reserve fund.

§ 28-39-9. Custodian of reserve fund.The general treasurer shall be custodian of the reserve fund, and shall pay all vouchers duly drawn upon the reserve fund and properly authenticated. He or she shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the reserve fund and not otherwise held or deposited or invested pursuant to chapters 39 — 41 of this title. The general treasurer shall give bond conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her duties as custodian of the fund, in a form prescribed by statute and approved by the attorney general, and in an amount specified by the director and approved by the governor. All premiums upon bonds required pursuant to this section when furnished by an authorized surety company or by a duly constituted governmental bonding fund shall be paid by the state from funds made available for that purpose by the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 3A; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 4; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-9.
RI Gen L § 28-39-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-10 - Responsibility for administration.

§ 28-39-10. Responsibility for administration.Chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be administered by the department of labor and training. The director and the board of review shall have the same powers and duties with relation to those chapters as they have to chapters 42 — 44 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1943, ch. 1369, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2615, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-10.
RI Gen L § 28-39-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-11 - Recommendations to protect fund - Emergency modification of rules.

§ 28-39-11. Recommendations to protect fund — Emergency modification of rules.(a) Whenever the director believes that a change in contribution and/or benefit rates shall become necessary to protect the solvency of the fund, he or she shall at once inform the governor and the general assembly of this and make recommendations accordingly.(b) In that case the governor may declare an emergency and authorize the director to announce a modified scale of benefits, an increased waiting period, or other changes in rules and regulations regarding eligibility for payment of benefits which the director may deem necessary to assure the solvency of the fund. The modified regulation shall be in effect until the governor declares the emergency at an end, or until further action is taken by the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1943, ch. 1369, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2615, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-11.
RI Gen L § 28-39-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-12 - Examination of claimants.

§ 28-39-12. Examination of claimants.The director may require any benefit claimant to submit to a reasonable examination or examinations for the purpose of determining his or her physical or mental condition, the examination or examinations to be conducted by a qualified healthcare provider appointed by the director, and to be made at those times and places that such qualified healthcare provider, with the approval of the director, require.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-12; P.L. 2004, ch. 471, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-39-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-13 - Legal representation in actions.

§ 28-39-13. Legal representation in actions.On the request of the director or the board of review, the attorney general shall represent the director or the board of review and the state in any court action relating to chapters 39 — 41 of this title or their administration and enforcement, except as special counsel may be designated by the director with the approval of the governor and except as otherwise provided in those chapters.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-13.
RI Gen L § 28-39-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-14 - Employers' records and reports.

§ 28-39-14. Employers' records and reports.Every employer and every employing unit employing any person in employment in this state shall keep true and accurate employment records of all persons employed by him or her, and of the weekly hours worked for him or her by each, and of the weekly wages paid by him or her to each person. Every employer and employing unit shall keep records containing any other information that may be prescribed. Those records shall at all times be available within this state and shall be open to inspection by the director or his or her authorized representatives at any reasonable time and as often as the director deems necessary. The director may require from any employer, or employing unit, employing any person in this state, any reports covering persons employed by him or her, on employment, wages, hours, unemployment, and related matters which the director deems necessary to the effective administration of chapters 39 — 41 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-14.
RI Gen L § 28-39-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-15 - Procedural regulations - Record of proceedings and testimony.

§ 28-39-15. Procedural regulations — Record of proceedings and testimony.The manner in which any disputed claims or any other controversies arising out of the interpretation or application of chapters 39 — 41 of this title are presented, or the manner in which hearings and appeals are conducted, shall be in accordance with the prescribed regulations, whether or not those regulations conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of procedure. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings in connection with a disputed claim. All testimony at any hearing upon a disputed claim shall be recorded but need not be transcribed unless the disputed claim is further appealed.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-15.
RI Gen L § 28-39-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-16 - Enforcement of subpoenas.

§ 28-39-16. Enforcement of subpoenas.In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, pursuant to chapters 39 — 41 of this title, the sixth division of the district court, upon application by the director or the board of review, shall have jurisdiction to issue to that person an order requiring that person to appear before the director or his or her duly authorized representative, or the board of review or its duly authorized representatives, there to produce evidence if so ordered or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question. Any failure to obey that order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court. A party aggrieved by an order of the court may appeal that order to the supreme court in accordance with the procedures contained in Article I of the Supreme Court Rules.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-16; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 6.
RI Gen L § 28-39-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-17 - Witness fees.

§ 28-39-17. Witness fees.Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to chapters 39 — 41 of this title shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the director. Those fees shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering chapters 39 — 41 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-17.
RI Gen L § 28-39-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-18 - Parties to judicial review - Legal representation.

§ 28-39-18. Parties to judicial review — Legal representation.The director or the board of review shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action involving decisions which have been appealed to the courts and may be represented in any judicial action by any qualified attorney designated by him, her, or it for that purpose, or at his, her, or its request, by the attorney general.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-18.
RI Gen L § 28-39-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-19 - Information held confidential.

§ 28-39-19. Information held confidential.Every employee of the department of labor and training is expressly prohibited from divulging to any individual not officially connected with the department: (1) any information obtained by the employee in the regular course of duty, or from the records and reports of employing units, or from the permanent records of the department, which would reveal the identity of any individual or employing unit; (2) the number of persons employed by any employing unit; (3) matters relating to employment of any employing unit; (4) the wages earned or paid to any individual; (5) the hours worked by an individual; (6) the type of sickness suffered by any individual; or (7) any other information relative to the temporary disability claim or payment of it; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to information concerning wages earned or paid requested in a family court proceeding pursuant to §§ 15-5-24 and 15-5-25 or to information concerning wages earned or paid requested in a superior court proceeding pursuant to §§ 12-25-3 and 12-25-7.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1950, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-19; P.L. 1986, ch. 233, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 28-39-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-20 - Denial of requests for confidential information.

§ 28-39-20. Denial of requests for confidential information.Every request for information relating to the data referred to in § 28-39-19 shall be denied, and the individual making that request shall be informed that all requests for information must be directed to the director.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1950, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-20.
RI Gen L § 28-39-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-21 - Denial of requests for information from employment reports.

§ 28-39-21. Denial of requests for information from employment reports.Every request for information directed to the director shall be denied if the request would necessitate that individual to divulge any information that is declared in § 28-42-38 to be held confidential by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1950, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-21.
RI Gen L § 28-39-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-22 - Agencies entitled to information.

§ 28-39-22. Agencies entitled to information.Notwithstanding § 28-39-21, the director is authorized to divulge the information confidentially held by the department to the agencies enumerated in § 28-42-38 as proper agencies entitled to access to that information relating to the administration of temporary disability insurance.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1950, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-22.
RI Gen L § 28-39-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-23 - False representations to obtain benefits.

§ 28-39-23. False representations to obtain benefits.Whoever knowingly makes a false statement or representation to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, either for himself or herself or for any other person, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment not longer than thirty (30) days, or by both that fine and imprisonment; and each false statement or representation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-23.
RI Gen L § 28-39-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-24 - False representations to avoid contributions - Failure to produce evidence - Inducing waiver of rights.

§ 28-39-24. False representations to avoid contributions — Failure to produce evidence — Inducing waiver of rights.Any individual, or employing unit or its agent, who willfully makes a false statement or representation to avoid becoming or remaining subject thereto, or to avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment required of an employing unit under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or who willfully fails or refuses to appear or to testify or produce records as lawfully required hereunder, or who tries to induce any individual to waive any right under those chapters, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment not longer than sixty (60) days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each false statement or representation, and each day of that failure or refusal, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. If the employer in question is a corporation, every officer of the corporation who knowingly participates in any violation specified in this section shall be subject to these penalties.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-24.
RI Gen L § 28-39-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-25 - Criminal penalty for failure to make contributions or reports.

§ 28-39-25. Criminal penalty for failure to make contributions or reports.Any individual, or employing unit or its agent, who knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or other payment required of an employing unit under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or who knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or report at the time and in the manner required by the rules and regulations, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment not longer than sixty (60) days, or by both that fine and imprisonment, and each day of that failure or refusal shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. If the employer in question is a corporation, every officer of the corporation who knowingly participates in any violation specified in this section shall be subject to these penalties.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-25.
RI Gen L § 28-39-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-26 - Pecuniary penalty for failure to make contributions or reports.

§ 28-39-26. Pecuniary penalty for failure to make contributions or reports.An employer who fails to file any report required under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, or who fails or refuses to pay any contributions required under those chapters in the manner and at the times required by the laws and regulations or as the director may, in accordance with those laws and regulations, prescribe, shall pay a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each failure or refusal to file, and where any contribution is due, shall pay an additional penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount due. These penalties shall be paid into the temporary disability insurance reserve fund, and shall be in addition to contributions and interest required to be paid as provided in chapters 39 — 41; provided, that 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, § 12; P.L. 1956, ch. 3668, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-26; P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 26, § 5; P.L. 1994, ch. 48, § 2.
RI Gen L § 28-39-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-27 - Penalty for violations generally.

§ 28-39-27. Penalty for violations generally.Any violation of any provision of chapters 39 — 41 of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation of the department for which a penalty is neither prescribed above nor provided by any other applicable statute, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment not longer than thirty (30) days, or by both that fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-27.
RI Gen L § 28-39-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-28 - Disposition of fines.

§ 28-39-28. Disposition of fines.All fines specified or provided for in §§ 28-39-23 — 28-39-32 shall be paid to the temporary disability insurance reserve fund.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-28.
RI Gen L § 28-39-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-29 - Recovery of benefits paid in error.

§ 28-39-29. Recovery of benefits paid in error.Any individual who, by reason of a mistake or misrepresentation made by himself or herself or another, has received any sum as benefits under chapters 39 — 41 of this title, in any week in which any condition for the receipt of those benefits imposed by those chapters was not fulfilled by him or her, or with respect to any week in which he or she was disqualified from receiving those benefits, shall in the discretion of the director be liable to have that sum deducted from any future benefits payable to him or her under those chapters, or shall be liable to repay to the director for the temporary disability insurance fund a sum equal to the amount so received and that sum shall be collectible in the manner provided in § 28-40-12 for the collection of past due contributions.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2841, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-29.
RI Gen L § 28-39-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-30 - Prosecution of actions for penalties.

§ 28-39-30. Prosecution of actions for penalties.The director shall be the party complainant to any complaint and warrant brought to invoke the penalties provided for in §§ 28-39-23 — 28-39-32 and the director shall be exempt from giving surety for costs in any action.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-30.
RI Gen L § 28-39-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-31 - Prosecution of criminal actions.

§ 28-39-31. Prosecution of criminal actions.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. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-31.
RI Gen L § 28-39-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-32 - Limitation of prosecutions.

§ 28-39-32. Limitation of prosecutions.No person shall be convicted of any offense for any violation of chapters 39 — 41 of this title or any rule or regulation of the department unless the complaint or warrant for that violation has been issued within five (5) years from the time of the commission of the offense.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 12; P.L. 1947, ch. 1952, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-32.
RI Gen L § 28-39-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations|Chapter 28-39 - Temporary Disability Insurance - General Provisions|Section 28-39-33 - Use of federal funds for administration.

§ 28-39-33. Use of federal funds for administration.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. 1942, ch. 1200, § 15; P.L. 1944, ch. 1481, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-39-33.