Rhode Island § 28-33-15 § 28-33-15. Relationship and dependency required.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-33-15 — § 28-33-15. Relationship and dependency required.

Rhode Island § 28-33-15

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-33Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Benefits

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-15 (2026).

Text

§ 28-33-15. Relationship and dependency required.
No person shall be considered a dependent unless he or she is a member of the employee's
            family or next of kin, wholly or partly dependent upon the wages, earnings, or salary
            of the employee for support at the time of the injury If there is no person as provided
            in this section, then the parents of any employee who has not obtained his twenty-first
            (21st) birthday shall be considered a dependent, regardless of whether dependent on
            the wages, earnings, or salary of the employee, or not.
         

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

No person shall be considered a dependent unless he or she is a member of the employee's family or next of kin, wholly or partly dependent upon the wages, earnings, or salary of the employee for support at the time of the injury If there is no person as provided in this section, then the parents of any employee who has not obtained his twenty-first (21st) birthday shall be considered a dependent, regardless of whether dependent on the wages, earnings, or salary of the employee, or not.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 2, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 2, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 2, § 8; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-33-15; P.L. 1971, ch. 226, § 1.