§ 28-31-1 Acceptance of provisions by town, city, or regional school district – Employees covered
§ 28-31-1.1 Employees of the city of Providence covered
§ 28-31-2 Notices given to state or municipality as employer
§ 28-31-3 Medical treatment provided by state or municipality as employer
§ 28-31-4 Settlement of claims
§ 28-31-5 Payment of benefits for state employees
§ 28-31-6 Payment of benefits for municipal employees – Action for collection
§ 28-31-7 Proceedings involving state or municipality
§ 28-31-8 Insurance requirement inapplicable
§ 28-31-9 Application to national and state guard members
§ 28-31-10 Computation of earnings of guard members
§ 28-31-11 Effect of federal benefits to guard members
§ 28-31-12 Application to disaster response workers
§ 28-31-13 Computation of wages of disaster response worker
§ 28-31-14 Effect of federal benefits to disaster response workers
§ 28-31-15 Transfer of functions from the department of labor and training
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-31 - Workers' Compensation - State and Municipal Employees

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Physician: means medical doctor, surgeon, dentist, licensed psychologist, chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist, or optometrist, as the case may be. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8