(a) Department of labor and training.  The director as provided for in chapters 29 — 38 of this title, chapter 53 of this title, and chapter 16.1 of Title 42, shall have supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of those chapters, and the director shall have the power and authority to adopt and enforce all reasonable rules, regulations, and orders necessary and suitable to the administration of the department‘s responsibilities as described in those chapters.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-26

  • Department: means the department of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her designee unless specifically stated otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Injury: means and refers to personal injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected and referable to the employment. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b)(1) Workers’ compensation court.  The workers’ compensation court, as provided for in chapters 29 — 38 of this title, shall have supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of the chapters, and shall have the power and authority to adopt and enforce all reasonable rules, regulations, and orders necessary and suitable to the administration of its responsibilities described in the chapters. In addition to the foregoing, the court shall have the power and authority to hear and decide appeals from the retirement board in accordance with § 45-21.2-9. The court shall remain judicially and administratively independent. The workers’ compensation court shall have original jurisdiction over all civil actions filed pursuant to § 28-36-15 and § 28-37-28 and pursuant to the provisions of chapter 53 of this title.

(2)  Any petition arising from any dispute regardless of date of injury, unless specifically excepted, shall be filed with the court in accordance with chapter 35 of this title and the rules of practice promulgated by the workers’ compensation court.

(3)  The enactment of this subsection shall not affect the rights of the parties established by any existing memorandum of agreement, suspension agreement and receipt, preliminary determination of the department of workers’ compensation, order or decree, or any existing right to the payment of compensation acquired pursuant to § 28-29-6 or §?28-35-9.

History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 92; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 9, § 5; P.L. 1941, ch. 1053, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-26; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 4; P.L. 1986, ch. 1, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 206, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 401, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 32; P.L. 2007, ch. 509, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 12, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 87, § 1.