Rhode Island § 28-34-9 § 28-34-9. Notice to employer of claim.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-34-9 — § 28-34-9. Notice to employer of claim.

Rhode Island § 28-34-9

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-34Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Occupational Diseases

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-34-9 (2026).

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§ 28-34-9. Notice to employer of claim.
The employer to whom notice of death or disability is to be given, or against whom
            claim is to be made by the employee, shall be the employer who or that last employed
            the employee during the thirty-six (36) months in the employment to the nature of
            which the disease was due, and that notice and claim shall be deemed seasonable as
            against prior employers. The requirements as to notice as to occupational disease
            and death resulting from it and the requirements as to the bringing of proceedings
            for compensation for disability or death resulting from the occupational disease shall
            be the same as requi

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§ 28-34-9. Notice to employer of claim.

The employer to whom notice of death or disability is to be given, or against whom claim is to be made by the employee, shall be the employer who or that last employed the employee during the thirty-six (36) months in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due, and that notice and claim shall be deemed seasonable as against prior employers. The requirements as to notice as to occupational disease and death resulting from it and the requirements as to the bringing of proceedings for compensation for disability or death resulting from the occupational disease shall be the same as required in chapter 33 of this title, except that the notice shall be given to the employer within ninety (90) days after disablement.

Legislative History

G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 8, § 9; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 8, § 9; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-34-9; P.L. 1979, ch. 151, § 1.