Rhode Island General Laws 28-36-4. Notice of jurisdiction and effect of orders and decrees
Every policy subsequently written insuring the payment of compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall contain provisions to the effect that as between the employee and the insurer notice to and knowledge of the occurrence of injury on the part of the employer shall be deemed notice and knowledge on the part of the insurer that:
(1) Jurisdiction of the employer for the purposes of those chapters shall be jurisdiction of the insurer; and
(2) The insurer shall in all things be bound by and subject to the determinations, findings, judgments, orders, and decrees rendered against the employer for the payment of compensation under those chapters.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1268, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 5, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-36-4; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-36-4
- 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
- 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.