Rhode Island General Laws 28-34-10. Information as to previous employers
The employee, or his or her dependents, if so requested, shall furnish the last employer or the director or the workers’ compensation court with any information as to the names and addresses of all his or her other employers during the twenty-four (24) months that he or she or they possess. If that information is not furnished, or is not sufficient to enable the last employer to take proceedings against a prior employer under § 28-34-8, unless it is established that the occupational disease actually was contracted while the employee was in his or her employment, the last employer shall not be liable to pay compensation, or, if that information is not furnished or is not sufficient to enable the last employer to take proceedings against the other employers under § 28-34-8, the last employer shall be liable only for that part of the total compensation as under the particular circumstances the workers’ compensation court deems just; but a false statement in the information furnished shall not impair the employer’s rights unless the last employer is prejudiced by it.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 8, § 10; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 8, § 10; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-34-10; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 7; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 4.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-34-10
- 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
- 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
- Occupational disease: means a disease that is due to causes and conditions that are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-34-1