Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-31. Offset of workers’ compensation or personal injury recovery
Any amounts paid or payable under the provisions of any workers’ compensation law, exclusive of Medicare set aside allocation, specific compensation benefits or any benefits due pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or as the result of any action for damages for personal injuries against the municipality by which the member was employed, on account of death or disability of a member occurring while in the performance of duty, are offset against and payable in lieu of any benefits payable out of funds provided by the municipality under the provisions of this chapter on account of the death or disability of the member. If the value of the total commuted benefits under any workers’ compensation law or action is less than the actuarial reserve on the benefits otherwise payable from funds provided by the municipality under this chapter, the value of the commuted payments is deducted from the actuarial reserve, and the benefits that may be provided by the actuarial reserve so reduced are payable under the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2784, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 45-21-31; P.L. 2010, ch. 95, § 6; P.L. 2010, ch. 121, § 6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-31
- Actuarial reserve: means the present value of all payments to be made on account of any annuity, retirement allowance, or benefit, computed upon the basis of mortality tables adopted by the retirement board with regular interest. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system as provided in §?45-21-8. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2
- Municipality: means any town or city in the state of Rhode Island, any city or town housing authority, fire, water, sewer district, regional school district, public building authority as established by chapter 14 of Title 37, or any other municipal financed agency to which the retirement board has approved admission in the retirement system. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-21-2