Rhode Island Statutes
§ 28-34-1 — § 28-34-1. Definitions.
Rhode Island·Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations·Ch. 28-34 Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases
§ 28-34-1. Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter:
(1) "Disability� means the state of being disabled from earning full wages at the work at which the employee was last employed.
(2) "Disablement� means the event of becoming disabled as defined in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) "Occupational disease� means a disease that is due to causes and conditions that are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment.
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Legislative History
G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-34-1.
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