§ 28-34-1 — § 28-34-1. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 28-34-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 28: Labor and Labor Relations
• Ch. 28-34: Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases

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§ 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.

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.