§ 28-31-1.1. Employees of the city of Providence covered.
(a) The city of Providence shall be subject to and accept the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title and shall be governed by the provisions in these chapters; provided, that this section is not subject to §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.
(b) The city of Providence may elect to provide its employees benefits in addition to those required under this section.
(c) Any provision of a charter, or of any provision of the general or public laws inconsistent with this section, is repealed.
(d) This section applies to all claims of injuries occurring on or after this section becomes effective for the individual city or town.
History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 277, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-31 - Workers’ Compensation — State and Municipal Employees
Section 28-31-1.1. - Employees of the city of Providence covered.
Section 28-31-2. - Notices given to state or municipality as employer.
Section 28-31-3. - Medical treatment provided by state or municipality as employer.
Section 28-31-4. - Settlement of claims.
Section 28-31-5. - Payment of benefits for state employees.
Section 28-31-6. - Payment of benefits for municipal employees — Action for collection.
Section 28-31-7. - Proceedings involving state or municipality.
Section 28-31-8. - Insurance requirement inapplicable.
Section 28-31-9. - Application to national and state guard members.
Section 28-31-10. - Computation of earnings of guard members.
Section 28-31-11. - Effect of federal benefits to guard members.
Section 28-31-12. - Application to disaster response workers.
Section 28-31-13. - Computation of wages of disaster response worker.
Section 28-31-14. - Effect of federal benefits to disaster response workers.
Section 28-31-15. - Transfer of functions from the department of labor and training.