Rhode Island § 28-35-7 § 28-35-7. Enforcement of memorandum of agreement.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-35-7 — § 28-35-7. Enforcement of memorandum of agreement.

Rhode Island § 28-35-7

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-35Workersâ€™ Compensation â€” Procedure

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-7 (2026).

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§ 28-35-7. Enforcement of memorandum of agreement.
Any memorandum of agreement shall be enforceable by a suitable action or proceeding
            brought by either of the parties to it before the workers' compensation court, including
            executions against goods, chattels, and real estate, and including proceedings for
            contempt for willful failure or neglect to obey the provisions of the memorandum of
            agreement, and in cases involving future payments of compensation aggregating not
            less than fifty dollars ($50.00) the attorney general shall at the written request
            of the director prosecute a suitable action or proceeding for the court in the name
            of th

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§ 28-35-7. Enforcement of memorandum of agreement.

Any memorandum of agreement shall be enforceable by a suitable action or proceeding brought by either of the parties to it before the workers' compensation court, including executions against goods, chattels, and real estate, and including proceedings for contempt for willful failure or neglect to obey the provisions of the memorandum of agreement, and in cases involving future payments of compensation aggregating not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) the attorney general shall at the written request of the director prosecute a suitable action or proceeding for the court in the name of the director to compel either party to the agreement to comply with its terms.

Legislative History

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 764, § 7; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2272, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-35-7; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 10.