Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 28-29 - Workers’ Compensation — General Provisions
Section 28-29-7. - Domestic and farm laborers.

§ 28-29-7. Domestic and farm laborers.
Domestic servants, farmers, farm laborers, except as defined in § 28-29-7.2, are not subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 4; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-7; P.L. 1985, ch. 365, § 4; P.L. 1998, ch. 32, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 355, § 1.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 28-29 - Workers’ Compensation — General Provisions

Section 28-29-1. - Short title.

Section 28-29-1.1. - Name change.

Section 28-29-1.2. - Legislative findings and implementation of reforms.

Section 28-29-1.3. - Jurisdiction of Workers’ Compensation Act.

Section 28-29-2. - Definitions.

Section 28-29-3. - Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment.

Section 28-29-4. - Defenses available in action against employer subject to law — Towns and cities.

Section 28-29-5. - Employers exempt.

Section 28-29-6. - Employers subject to law.

Section 28-29-6.1. - Secondary provision of workers’ compensation insurance.

Section 28-29-6.2. - Employers’ mandatory disclosure.

Section 28-29-7. - Domestic and farm laborers.

Section 28-29-7.1. - Exemption from workers’ compensation — Certain real estate persons.

Section 28-29-7.2. - Farm laborers.

Section 28-29-8. - Election by exempt employers to be subject to law.

Section 28-29-9. - Service of process on nonresident employers.

Section 28-29-10. - Certificate of compliance with corporation laws required.

Section 28-29-11. - Annual certificate of compliance.

Section 28-29-12. - Certificate fee.

Section 28-29-13. - Posting of summaries of law.

Section 28-29-13.1. - Booklets — Information.

Section 28-29-14. - Forms prescribed and furnished.

Section 28-29-15. - Exemption of professional hockey personnel.

Section 28-29-16. - Certificate of coverage by another state.

Section 28-29-17. - Waiver of common law rights — Notice of claim of common law right.

Section 28-29-17.1. - Notice of designation as independent contractor.

Section 28-29-18. - Minors deemed sui juris — Claim of common law rights.

Section 28-29-19. - Waiver of claim of common law rights.

Section 28-29-20. - Rights in lieu of other rights and remedies.

Section 28-29-21. - Wrongful death law inapplicable.

Section 28-29-22. - Agreement for alternative scheme — Approval and certification.

Section 28-29-23. - Termination provisions in alternative scheme.

Section 28-29-24. - Revocation of certificate as to alternative scheme.

Section 28-29-25. - Penal provisions in other statutes unaffected.

Section 28-29-26. - Supervision of enforcement.

Section 28-29-27. - Appropriations and disbursements.

Section 28-29-28. - [Repealed.]

Section 28-29-29. - Severability.

Section 28-29-30. - Advisory council.