Rhode Island § 28-29-3 § 28-29-3. Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-29-3 — § 28-29-3. Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment.

Rhode Island § 28-29-3

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

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

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-29-3 (2026).

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§ 28-29-3. Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment.
In an action to recover damages for personal injury sustained by an employee arising
            out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected with and referable to
            the employment, or for death resulting from personal injury so sustained, it shall
            not be a defense:
         
(1) That the employee was negligent;
         
(2) That the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee;
         
(3) That the employee has assumed the risk of the injury.
         

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§ 28-29-3. Defenses abrogated as to injuries in course of employment.

In an action to recover damages for personal injury sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected with and referable to the employment, or for death resulting from personal injury so sustained, it shall not be a defense:

(1) That the employee was negligent;

(2) That the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee;

(3) That the employee has assumed the risk of the injury.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 1, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2282, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-3.