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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-26. - Disbursements from administration account — Unexpended balance.

§ 28-42-26. Disbursements from administration account — Unexpended balance.
The entire cost of administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, including salaries and other necessary expenditures, shall be paid by the director out of the administration account. The general treasurer shall be custodian of the account and shall pay all vouchers duly drawn by the director upon the account, in any amounts and in any manner that the director may prescribe. Vouchers so drawn upon the account shall be referred to the controller within the department of administration. Upon receipt of those vouchers, the controller shall immediately record and sign them and shall promptly transfer those signed vouchers to the general treasurer; provided, that those expenditures shall be used solely for the purposes specified in chapters 42 — 44 of this title and its balances shall not lapse at any time but shall remain continuously available for expenditures consistent with these provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 16; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 16; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 13; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-26.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-27. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-42-27. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 16; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 16; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 13; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 21, § 2, effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-28. - Federal funds for administration.

§ 28-42-28. Federal funds for administration.
All federal moneys allotted or apportioned to the state by the Secretary of Labor of the United States, or other federal agency, for the administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be paid into the employment security administration account, which shall be within the general fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 16; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 16; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-28; P.L. 1963, ch. 70, § 4; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 21, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-29. - Expenditure of administrative funds authorized by Secretary of Labor.

§ 28-42-29. Expenditure of administrative funds authorized by Secretary of Labor.
All moneys received by the director from the Secretary of Labor of the United States under Title III of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 501 et seq., or any unencumbered balance of the employment security administration account except money received for the payment of expenses incurred pursuant to an appropriation duly made by the legislature in accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1103, shall be expended by the director solely for the purposes and in the amounts found by the Secretary of Labor to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1941, ch. 1023, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-29; P.L. 1963, ch. 70, § 5; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 39.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-30. - Replacement of unauthorized expenditures from administration account.

§ 28-42-30. Replacement of unauthorized expenditures from administration account.
If any money received from the Secretary of Labor under Title III of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 501 et seq., or any unencumbered balances in the employment security administration account as of that date, any moneys granted after that date to this state pursuant to the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq., or any moneys made available by this state or its political subdivisions and matched by the moneys granted to this state pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq., are found by the Secretary of Labor, because of any action or contingency, to have been lost or been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in excess of, those found necessary by the Secretary of Labor for the proper administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, it is the policy of this state that those moneys shall be replaced by moneys appropriated for those purposes from the general funds of this state to the employment security administration account for expenditures as provided in § 28-42-29. Upon receipt of notice of this finding by the Secretary of Labor, the director shall promptly report the amount required for that replacement to the governor and the governor shall, at the earliest opportunity, submit to the legislature a request for the appropriation of that amount. This section shall not be construed to relieve this state of its obligations with respect to funds received prior to July 1, 1941, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 501 et seq.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1941, ch. 1023, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2275, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-30; P.L. 1963, ch. 70, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 39.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-31. - Responsibility for administration — General powers of director.

§ 28-42-31. Responsibility for administration — General powers of director.
It shall be the duty of the director to administer chapters 42 — 44 of this title subject to the provisions of those chapters; and he or she shall have the power and authority to:
(1)
Enforce all the reasonable rules and regulations that may be adopted as provided elsewhere in those chapters and all orders necessary or suitable to that end;
(2)
Employ any persons;
(3)
Make expenditures;
(4)
Require reports; and
(5)
Take any other action, within his or her means and consistent with those chapters, necessary or suitable to that end.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3292, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-32. - Annual report — Recommendations.

§ 28-42-32. Annual report — Recommendations.
Annually, by the first day of April, the director shall submit to the governor and to the general assembly a summary report covering the administration and operation of chapters 42 — 44 of this title during the preceding calendar year and making any recommendations that the director may deem proper.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3292, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-32.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-33. - Modifications to protect fund.

§ 28-42-33. Modifications to protect fund.
(a)
Whenever the director believes that a change in contribution and/or benefit rates will become necessary to protect the solvency of the fund, he or she shall at once inform the governor and the general assembly and make recommendations accordingly. 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 that the director may deem necessary to assure the solvency of the fund. Those modified regulations are to be in effect until the governor declares the emergency at an end, or until further action is taken by the general assembly.
(b)
The governor may also request Title XII advances from the federal unemployment account to the account of the State of Rhode Island in the unemployment trust fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 1201 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 1321]. The governor may delegate authority to request funds in this manner to the director, who may request advances in payment as he or she deems necessary, provided that upon making such a request, the director shall notify the governor, the speaker of the house, the senate president, the chair of the house finance committee, and the chair of the senate finance committee of the action taken.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3292, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-33; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 8, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-34. - Rules and regulations.

§ 28-42-34. Rules and regulations.
(a)
The board of review shall have the power to adopt, amend, modify, and reject general and special rules and regulations interpreting chapters 42 — 44 of this title and establishing policy relative to administrative procedure as proposed by the director. Those general and special rules shall take effect only after a public hearing on them or public notice of them and after filing with the secretary of state. Regulations shall become effective in the manner and at the same time as prescribed by the board.
(b)
The board shall have the power and authority to investigate administrative procedure of the department with respect to decisions rendered by the board and the rules and regulations adopted as prescribed. In furtherance of that power and authority, it shall be the duty of the director to make available to the board, upon its request in writing, the records of the department and any other information and evidence that the board shall deem necessary or advisable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2615, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-34.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-35. - Publication of statutory text and supplementary material.

§ 28-42-35. Publication of statutory text and supplementary material.
The director shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the text of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, the general and special rules that shall become effective as specified elsewhere in this chapter, his or her annual report to the governor, and any other material the director deems relevant and suitable, and shall furnish these materials to any person upon application for them. Printing and availability upon application shall be deemed a sufficient publication.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-35.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-36. - Personnel of department.

§ 28-42-36. Personnel of department.
The director is authorized, within his or her means, and in accordance with the state merit system act, chapters 3 and 4 of title 36, rules, and regulations, to appoint and fix the compensation of any officers, accountants, and other persons that are necessary in the execution of the functions of his or her department. The director shall not employ or pay any person who is serving as an officer or committee member of any political party organization or who is a member of the general assembly. The director, in accordance with the state merit system act, chapters 3 and 4 of title 36, rules, and regulations, shall fix the duties and powers of all persons thus employed, and may authorize any person to do any act or acts that could lawfully be done by the director. The director may in his or her discretion bond any person handling moneys or signing checks under this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2975, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-36.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-37. - Advisory council.

§ 28-42-37. Advisory council.
(a)
The human resource investment council shall establish a state advisory council of eight (8) members. Four (4) of the members shall be appointed by the governor from recommendations made by the human resource investment council; two (2) of those members shall be persons who, because of vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as employers and two (2) of those members shall be persons who because of vocation, employment, or affiliation can be classed as employees. The chair of the house committee on labor, the chair of the senate committee on labor, the executive director of the economic policy council, and the director of the department of labor and training shall serve on the council by virtue of their respective positions. The council shall aid the director of the department of labor and training in formulating policies and solving problems relating to the administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, and in assuring impartiality, neutrality, and freedom from partisan influence in the solution of those problems.
(b)
The council shall provide on or before March 31 of each year to the governor and the general assembly a written report describing its activities.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-37; P.L. 1961, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 226, § 10; P.L. 1982, ch. 414, § 6; P.L. 1997, ch. 34, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 369, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 401, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-38.2. - Income and eligibility verification.

§ 28-42-38.2. Income and eligibility verification.
(a)
The department of labor and training will participate in the income and eligibility verification procedures as required by 42 U.S.C. § 1320b-7, which provides for the exchange of information among agencies administering federally assisted programs for aid to families with dependent children, Medicaid, food stamps, supplemental security income, unemployment insurance, and any other state program under a plan approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., § 1201 et seq., § 1351 et seq., or § 1381 et seq., respectively.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the director will provide, upon request: (1) Quarterly wage information to all authorized agencies for income and eligibility verification purposes and, further, to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency operating pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. § 654 which has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.; (2) Quarterly wage information for child support enforcement purposes to the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with United States Pub. L. No. 100-485, the Family Support Act of 1988; and (3) Quarterly wage information to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to authorized representatives of public housing agencies in accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11301 et seq. This information shall be made available only to the extent necessary for the valid administrative needs of the authorized agencies and all agencies requesting this data shall protect it from unauthorized disclosures. The department shall be reimbursed by the agencies requesting the information for the costs incurred in providing the information.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 231, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 476, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 234, art. 1, § 20, effective December 31, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-38.3. - Penalty for unauthorized disclosure.

§ 28-42-38.3. Penalty for unauthorized disclosure.
Any person releasing or procuring the release of quarterly wage information supplied to the department of labor and training by any employer pursuant to this chapter, except as is otherwise specifically authorized by this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 231, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-39. - Reports of contracts for services to be rendered within state.

§ 28-42-39. Reports of contracts for services to be rendered within state.
Whenever any employing unit, subject to the provisions of § 28-42-38, contracts with any employing unit having its principal office or place of business outside this state, for the performance of any work that would require the services of individuals in employment within this state, the employing unit for whom that work is to be performed, pursuant to that contract, shall render a report to the director, in any manner that the director may prescribe, of the existence of that contract.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-39.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-40. - Legislative recommendations — Research and planning.

§ 28-42-40. Legislative recommendations — Research and planning.
The director, at his or her discretion, shall recommend to the governor for transmission to the general assembly any action that will tend to aid and promote the prevention of unemployment and as will effect the regularization of employment. The director shall encourage and recommend methods of vocational training, retraining, and guidance, shall make a study of seasonal employment, and shall recommend measures that will promote the reemployment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every way that may be feasible. The director shall cooperate with the Rhode Island commerce corporation and the department of transportation in planning public works projects to be conducted in times of depression and unemployment, and publish the results of investigations and research studies.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2732, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-40.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-41. - Legal representation of state.

§ 28-42-41. Legal representation of state.
On the request of the director or the board of review, the attorney general shall represent the director or the board and the state in any court action relating to chapters 42 — 44 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. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-41.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-42. - Agent for cooperation with federal government, states, and territories.

§ 28-42-42. Agent for cooperation with federal government, states, and territories.
(a)
The director is designated as the agent within this state charged with the responsibility of cooperating in all necessary respects with the appropriate agencies and departments of the federal government in the administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or in the administration of any law of either this state or the United States relating to free public employment offices, or relating to payment of employment security benefits under any law of the United States.
(b)
The director is further authorized to make those investigations, obtain and transmit that information, make available those services and facilities, including entering into arrangement for them, and exercise those of the other powers provided with respect to the administration of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any state, territorial, or federal unemployment insurance or public employment service law, including the taking of claims and the payment of benefits, and in like manner, accept and utilize information, services, and facilities made available to the state by the agency charged with the administration of any other employment security or public employment service law. The director is authorized and directed, subject to § 28-42-38, to make all reports requested by any directly interested federal agency or department, and to enter in any agreement with that agency or department, relative to the administration of those laws in this state, and to accept any sums of money, pursuant to those agreements, and to accept any sums of money allotted or appropriated to the director or to this state for that administration, and to comply with all reasonable federal regulations governing the expenditure of that money.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-42; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-43. - Acceptance of federal provisions.

§ 28-42-43. Acceptance of federal provisions.
The state of Rhode Island accepts the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq., in conformity with 29 U.S.C. § 49c, and will observe and comply with the requirements of that Act.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-43.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-44. - Cooperation with federal employment service.

§ 28-42-44. Cooperation with federal employment service.
The department of labor and training is designated and constituted the agency within this state charged with the responsibility of cooperating with the United States employment service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-44.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-45. - Agreements as to employment offices.

§ 28-42-45. Agreements as to employment offices.
For the purpose of the establishment, maintenance, and use of free public employment offices in this state, the director is authorized to enter into agreements with any agency of the United States charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private nonprofit organization, and as part of that agreement the director may accept for his or her use services or quarters, or the director may accept as contributions to the administration account moneys made available to him or her for the purposes of this section.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-45.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-46. - Maintenance of employment offices.

§ 28-42-46. Maintenance of employment offices.
It shall be the duty of the director to administer a system of public employment offices for the purpose of assisting employers to secure employees and workers to secure employment. The director is given full power to do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits provided by the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq. All duties in connection with the federal act in relation to reemployment, including the establishment and maintenance of a system of employment offices, shall be vested in the director, and the director shall establish and maintain any employment offices in any parts of this state that he or she deems necessary.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 11; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 8; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-46; P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 2, § 3; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-47. - Expenditure of federal funds.

§ 28-42-47. Expenditure of federal funds.
All federal funds made available to the director or to this state under the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq., shall be paid into the employment security administration account created by § 28-42-25, and those funds are made available to the director to be expended as provided by chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-47.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-48. - State funds for employment service.

§ 28-42-48. State funds for employment service.
All funds made available by the general assembly for the state employment service shall be paid into the employment security administration account created by § 28-42-25, and those funds are made available to the director to be expended as provided by chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-48.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-49. - Appropriations for employment offices.

§ 28-42-49. Appropriations for employment offices.
The general assembly shall from time to time appropriate any sums of money that may be necessary, out of moneys in the general treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of maintaining the public employment offices created under this chapter, and for the purpose of cooperating with the United States employment service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 21; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 14; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-49.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-50. - Applicability of administrative provisions.

§ 28-42-50. Applicability of administrative provisions.
Sections 35-1-1, 35-1-2, 35-3-1, 35-6-1, 35-7-10, 35-7-11, 37-2-1 — 37-2-4, and 44-1-1 — 44-1-3 shall be applicable to all functions and duties performed by the department of labor and training, its director, or his or her authorized representative; provided, that all those functions and duties as are to be performed under chapters 42 — 44 of this title by the department of administration shall not be inconsistent with and shall conform to the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1951, ch. 2811, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-50.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-51. - Additional functions and duties of director of administration.

§ 28-42-51. Additional functions and duties of director of administration.
In addition to and/or in lieu of the sections enumerated in § 28-42-50, the director of administration shall perform, at the department of labor and training, in the manner and to the extent that the director may prescribe, the following functions and duties:
(1)
Establish and maintain a current system of internal financial controls and checks necessary to insure the proper handling of accounts in connection with the employment security fund and the employment security administration account created by this chapter, by conducting a continuous pre-audit or a continuous post-audit or by conducting a combination of both (pre-audit or post-audit). The cost of these post-audit activities by the office of internal audit in the department of administration shall be reimbursed in full by the department;
(2)
Establish and maintain any methods, procedures, and systems of accounting that may be deemed necessary; those records and accounts to be considered, for all purposes, the official records of the state and department;
(3)
Prepare and furnish financial and any other reports that may be required; and
(4)
Perform any other related functions and duties that may be required by chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1951, ch. 2811, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-51; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 10, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-52. - Implementation of administrative functions.

§ 28-42-52. Implementation of administrative functions.
In order to perform the functions and duties as specified under § 28-42-51, the director of administration is empowered to take any action that shall be deemed necessary and advisable and to assign any subordinates or employees to the department of labor and training that he or she shall deem necessary, which subordinates and/or employees shall be within the classified service and shall be paid out of funds made available to the department for administrative purposes, consistent with the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1951, ch. 2811, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-52.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-53. - Procedural rules and regulations — Record of proceedings.

§ 28-42-53. Procedural rules and regulations — Record of proceedings.
The manner in which any disputed claims or any other controversies arising out of the interpretation or application of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be presented, or the manner in which hearings and appeals are conducted, shall be in accordance with the regulations adopted as prescribed in these chapters 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. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-53.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-54. - Administration of oaths — Subpoena of witnesses.

§ 28-42-54. Administration of oaths — Subpoena of witnesses.
In the discharge of their duties under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, the director or his or her duly authorized representative, the board of review, an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of the board of review, shall have power to administer oaths to persons appearing before them, take depositions, certify to official acts, and by subpoenas, served in the manner in which court subpoenas are served, to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and records necessary or convenient to be used by them in connection with any disputed claim or in the administration of those chapters; provided, that no person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the director or his or her duly authorized representative, the board of review, an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of the board of review, or in obedience to his, her, or their subpoena in any cause or proceeding before him, her, or them on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him or her may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture. No individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she is compelled, after having claimed his or her privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that an individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-54.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-55. - Enforcement of subpoenas — Appeal.

§ 28-42-55. Enforcement of subpoenas — Appeal.
In case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, pursuant to § 28-42-54, 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; and any failure to obey that order of the court may be punished by that 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 art. I of the supreme court rules.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-55; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-56. - Witness fees.

§ 28-42-56. Witness fees.
Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to § 28-42-54 shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the director. Those fees shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-56.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-57. - Parties to judicial action.

§ 28-42-57. Parties to judicial action.
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. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-57.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-58. - Inter-agency arrangements for coverage.

§ 28-42-58. Inter-agency arrangements for coverage.
The director is authorized to enter into arrangements with the appropriate and duly authorized agencies of other states, the federal government or its territories, and of foreign governments, whereby, notwithstanding any other provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, service performed by:
(1)
An individual for a single employing unit for which service is customarily performed by that individual in more than one state, in one of the states and in a territory, or in one of the states and within the jurisdiction of a foreign government, shall be deemed to be services performed entirely within any one of the jurisdictions in which: (i) Any part of the individual’s service is performed; or (ii) The individual has his or her residence; or the employing unit maintains a place of business; provided, that there is in effect, as to that service, an approved election by an employing unit with the acquiescence of that individual, pursuant to which service performed by that individual for that employing unit is deemed to be performed entirely within that jurisdiction; and
(2)
Not more than three (3) individuals on any portion of a day but not necessarily simultaneously for a single employing unit that customarily operates in more than one of the jurisdictions set forth in this section shall be deemed to be service performed entirely within the jurisdiction in which that employing unit maintains the headquarters of its business; provided, that there is in effect, as to that service, an appropriate election by the employing unit with the affirmative consent of each individual, pursuant to which service performed by those individuals for that employing unit is deemed to be performed entirely within that jurisdiction.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 12; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2838, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3421, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-58; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-59. - Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.

§ 28-42-59. Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.
The director shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual’s wages and employment covered under chapters 42 — 44 of this title with his or her wages and employment covered under the employment security laws of other states that are approved by the United States Secretary of Labor in consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of compensation in those situations and that include provisions for:
(1)
Applying the base period of a single state law to a claim involving the combining of an individual’s wages and employment covered under two (2) or more state employment security laws; and
(2)
Avoiding the duplicate use of wages and employment by reason of that combining.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 12; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2838, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3421, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-59; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-60. - Cooperation with foreign governments.

§ 28-42-60. Cooperation with foreign governments.
To the extent permissible under the laws and the constitution of the United States, the director is authorized to enter into or cooperate in arrangements with the appropriate and duly authorized agencies of foreign governments whereby facilities and services provided under the employment security law of any foreign government may be utilized for the taking of claims and the payment of benefits under the employment security law of this state or under a similar law of that government.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 12; P.L. 1951, ch. 2838, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3421, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-60; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-61. - Continuance of arrangements after changes in law.

§ 28-42-61. Continuance of arrangements after changes in law.
If after entering into an arrangement provided in §§ 28-42-58 — 28-42-60, the director finds that the employment security law of any state or territory, the federal government, or any foreign government participating in that arrangement has been changed in a material respect, the director shall make a new finding as to whether those arrangements shall be continued with that state or territory, the federal government, or the foreign government involved.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 12; P.L. 1955, ch. 3421, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-61; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-62. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-42-62. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 15; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 15; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2834, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 158, § 1, effective January 1, 1996.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-63. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-42-63. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 15; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 15; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 158, § 1, effective January 1, 1996.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-63.1. - Suspension or revocation of registration — New registration.

§ 28-42-63.1. Suspension or revocation of registration — New registration.
Whenever any employer fails to comply with any provision of this title, the director, upon a hearing, after giving the person at least five (5) days’ notice in writing specifying the time and place of the hearing and requiring him or her to show cause why his or her registration or registrations should not be revoked, may revoke or suspend any one or more of the registrations held by the employer. The notice may be served personally or by mail. The director shall not issue a new registration after the revocation of a registration unless he or she is satisfied that the former holder of the registration will comply with this title. In that case the director may require the filing of such a bond with surety or the deposit of the security that he or she deems necessary to assure compliance with this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 279, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-64. - Failure to make contributions or reports.

§ 28-42-64. Failure to make contributions or reports.
Any individual, or employing unit, or its agent, who or that knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or other payment required of an employing unit under chapters 42 — 44 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 regulations adopted as prescribed in these chapters, shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment not longer than sixty (60) days, or by both the 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. 1936, ch. 2333, § 15; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 15; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-64; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 13, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-64.1. - Injunctive relief.

§ 28-42-64.1. Injunctive relief.
(a)
The superior court shall have jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin any employer from engaging in business as an employer in this state without a registration or registrations or after a registration has been suspended or revoked.
(b)
The director may institute proceedings to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter as provided in subsection (a).
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 279, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-42 - Employment Security — General Provisions › Section 28-42-65. - Pecuniary penalty for failure to file reports or pay contributions.

§ 28-42-65. Pecuniary penalty for failure to file reports or pay contributions.
An employer who or that fails to file any reports required under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or fails or refuses to pay any contributions required under those chapters in the manner and at the times as required by the law and regulations or as the director may, in accordance with these chapters, prescribe, shall pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) 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. The foregoing penalties shall be paid into the employment security tardy account fund, and shall be in addition to contributions and interest required to be paid as provided in chapters 42 — 44 of this title. If any employer fails to pay a penalty, when assessed, it shall be collected by civil action as provided in § 28-43-18.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 15; P.L. 1956, ch. 3670, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-65; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 9; P.L. 1978, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 308, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 26, § 4; P.L. 1986, ch. 17, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 409, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 48, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 302, art. 13, § 8.