§ 28-31-14. Effect of federal benefits to disaster response workers.
Any sums payable under any act of Congress or other federal program as compensation for death, disability, or injury of disaster response workers shall be considered in connection with the determination and settlement of any claim brought under the provisions of §§ 28-31-12 and 28-31-13. When the payments received from the United States are less than an injured member would have been entitled to receive under §§ 28-31-12 — 28-31-14, then the worker shall be entitled to receive all the benefits to which he or she would have been entitled under those sections less the benefits actually received from the United States.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 7, § 11; P.L. 1952, ch. 2972, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-31-14.
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.