Rhode Island § 28-29-13 § 28-29-13. Posting of summaries of law.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-29-13 — § 28-29-13. Posting of summaries of law.

Rhode Island § 28-29-13

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-29Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” General Provisions

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-29-13 (2026).

Text

§ 28-29-13. Posting of summaries of law.
(a) Every employer subject to or who or that elects to become subject to the provisions
            of chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall display a copy of the summary of the major
            provisions of the workers' compensation act in conspicuous places in which workers
            are employed.
         
(b) Any employer who or that fails to post the summaries required in this section shall
            be assessed a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per offense.
         
(c) The director, in his or her discretion, may bring a civil action to collect all penalties
            

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

(a) Every employer subject to or who or that elects to become subject to the provisions of chapters 29 — 38 of this title shall display a copy of the summary of the major provisions of the workers' compensation act in conspicuous places in which workers are employed.

(b) Any employer who or that fails to post the summaries required in this section shall be assessed a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per offense.

(c) The director, in his or her discretion, may bring a civil action to collect all penalties assessed. The workers' compensation court shall have jurisdiction to enforce compliance with any order of the director made pursuant to this section.

(d) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund.

Legislative History

G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 4; P.L. 1942, ch. 1193, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-13; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 355, § 1.