Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 28-33 - Workers’ Compensation — Benefits
Section 28-33-2.1. - Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities.

§ 28-33-2.1. Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities.
No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by or during his or her voluntary participation in employer-sponsored social or nonprofessional athletic activity; provided, that the foregoing provision shall not bar the right of an employee to recover against an employer for tortious misconduct.
History of Section.P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 5, § 6; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 28-33 - Workers’ Compensation — Benefits

Section 28-33-1. - Employees entitled to compensation.

Section 28-33-1.1. - [Repealed.]

Section 28-33-2. - Injuries occasioned by willful intent or intoxication.

Section 28-33-2.1. - Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities.

Section 28-33-3. - [Repealed.]

Section 28-33-4. - Commencement of compensation.

Section 28-33-5. - Medical services provided by employer.

Section 28-33-6. - Failure to provide or accept medical services.

Section 28-33-7. - Health service provider reimbursement.

Section 28-33-8. - Employee’s choice of physician, dentist, or hospital — Payment of charges — Physician reporting schedule.

Section 28-33-8.1. - Managed care programs.

Section 28-33-9. - Order declaring employer liable for medical services.

Section 28-33-10. - “Dental, hospital, and medical services” defined.

Section 28-33-11. - Notice of hearings — Time of decision.

Section 28-33-12. - Death benefits payable to dependents.

Section 28-33-13. - Persons presumed wholly dependent.

Section 28-33-14. - Determination of dependency — Division of payments among dependents.

Section 28-33-15. - Relationship and dependency required.

Section 28-33-16. - Burial expenses.

Section 28-33-17. - Weekly compensation for total incapacity — Permanent total disability — Dependents’ allowances.

Section 28-33-17.1. - Employees not entitled to compensation.

Section 28-33-17.2. - Employee’s affirmative duty to report earnings — Penalties for failure to provide earnings report — Civil and criminal liability.

Section 28-33-17.3. - Fraud and abuse.

Section 28-33-18. - Weekly compensation for partial incapacity.

Section 28-33-18.1. - Employees not entitled to compensation for total incapacity.

Section 28-33-18.2. - Suitable alternative employment.

Section 28-33-18.3. - Continuation of benefits — Partial incapacity.

Section 28-33-19. - Additional compensation for specific injuries.

Section 28-33-20. - Computation of earnings.

Section 28-33-20.1. - Computation of earnings for recurrence — Burden of employee to establish recurrence.

Section 28-33-21. - Savings or other insurance not to be considered.

Section 28-33-22. - Minors employed in violation of law.

Section 28-33-23. - Persons to whom compensation payable in event of death.

Section 28-33-24. - Cessation of payments on death of employee.

Section 28-33-25. - Settlement for lump sum or structured-type payment.

Section 28-33-25.1. - Settlement of disputed cases.

Section 28-33-26. - Waivers of compensation void.

Section 28-33-27. - Immunity of claims from assignment or liability for debt.

Section 28-33-28. - Priority of claim over debts of employer.

Section 28-33-29. - Exercise of rights or privileges by guardian, conservator, or next friend.

Section 28-33-30. - Time for notice of injury to employer.

Section 28-33-31. - Contents of notice to employer.

Section 28-33-32. - Manner of serving notice.

Section 28-33-33. - Inaccuracies in notice — Want of notice as defense.

Section 28-33-34. - Physical examination by employer’s physician — Report.

Section 28-33-34.1. - Schedule of medical review.

Section 28-33-35. - Appointment of impartial medical examiner.

Section 28-33-36. - Payment of medical examiner’s fees.

Section 28-33-37. - Examination by impartial examiner — Reports.

Section 28-33-38. - Refusal to submit to examination.

Section 28-33-39. - Transportation costs for medical examination.

Section 28-33-40. - [Repealed.]

Section 28-33-41. - Rehabilitation of injured persons.

Section 28-33-41.1. - Review of rehabilitative program upon request or petition by employer.

Section 28-33-42. - [Repealed.]

Section 28-33-43. - Employer liability for property damage.

Section 28-33-44. - Continuation of health insurance benefits.

Section 28-33-45. - Coordination of benefits — Retirement benefits.

Section 28-33-46. - Anniversary review.

Section 28-33-47. - Reinstatement of injured worker.