Rhode Island § 28-29-20 § 28-29-20. Rights in lieu of other rights and remedies.

Rhode Island Statutes

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

Rhode Island·Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations·Ch. 28-29 Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” General Provisions

§ 28-29-20. Rights in lieu of other rights and remedies.
The right to compensation for an injury under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, and
            the remedy for an injury granted by those chapters, shall be in lieu of all rights
            and remedies as to that injury now existing, either at common law or otherwise against
            an employer, or its directors, officers, agents, or employees; and those rights and
            remedies shall not accrue to employees entitled to compensation under those chapters
            while they are in effect, except as otherwise provided in §§ 28-36-10 and 28-36-15.
         

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

The right to compensation for an injury under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, and the remedy for an injury granted by those chapters, shall be in lieu of all rights and remedies as to that injury now existing, either at common law or otherwise against an employer, or its directors, officers, agents, or employees; and those rights and remedies shall not accrue to employees entitled to compensation under those chapters while they are in effect, except as otherwise provided in §§ 28-36-10 and 28-36-15.

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Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-20; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 1.