Rhode Island General Laws 28-33-2.1. Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities
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No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by or during his or her voluntary participation in employer-sponsored social or nonprofessional athletic activity; provided, that the foregoing provision shall not bar the right of an employee to recover against an employer for tortious misconduct.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 5, § 6; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-33-2.1
- 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