Workers' Compensation - Procedure

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R.I. Gen. Laws Title 28, Chapter 35: Workers' Compensation - Procedure is a state statute published by Rhode Island General Assembly (webserver.rilegislature.gov). It is one of the Rhode Island documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including rhode island property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-42 (Penalty for delinquency in payment)

  “If any payment of compensation is not paid within fourteen (14) days after it becomes due, there shall be added to that unpaid payment an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of it, which shall be paid at the same time as, but in addition to, that payment, unless the nonpayment is excused by the...”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-1(d) (Filing of memorandum of agreement)

  “The employer shall file a memorandum pursuant to this section within ten (10) days of the initial payment by the employer or insurer.”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-9 (Payment of weekly benefits - Admission of entitlement to compensation - Payment of compensation without agreement)

  “In the event that an employer or insurer makes payment of weekly benefits to an employee without filing a memorandum of agreement or a nonprejudicial memorandum of agreement with the department, the payment shall constitute a conclusive admission of liability and ongoing incapacity and that the...”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-58(a) (Liability of third person for damages)

  “Where the injury for which compensation is payable under chapters 29 - 38 of this title was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in some person other than the employer to pay damages in respect of the injury, the employee may take proceedings, both against that person to recover...”

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-57(a) (Limitation of claims for compensation)

  “An employee's claim for compensation under chapters 29 - 38 of this title shall be barred unless payment of weekly compensation has commenced, or a petition, as provided for in this chapter, has been filed within two (2) years after the occurrence or manifestation of the injury or incapacity, or in...”

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