Rhode Island General Laws 28-33-2. Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication
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No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by his or her willful intention to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or another, where it is proved that his or her injury or death was occasioned by that conduct, or that the injury or death resulted from his or her intoxication or unlawful use of controlled substances as defined in chapter 28 of Title 21.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-2; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-33-2
- Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. 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