Rhode Island § 28-42-59 § 28-42-59. Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-42-59 — § 28-42-59. Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.

Rhode Island § 28-42-59

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-42Employment Security â€” General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-59 (2026).

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§ 28-42-59. Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.
The director shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation
            on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment covered under chapters
            42 — 44 of this title with his or her wages and employment covered under the employment
            security laws of other states that are approved by the United States Secretary of
            Labor in consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably
            calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of compensation in those situations
            and that include provisions for:
         
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§ 28-42-59. Inter-agency arrangements for payment of compensation through single agency.

The director shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment covered under chapters 42 — 44 of this title with his or her wages and employment covered under the employment security laws of other states that are approved by the United States Secretary of Labor in consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of compensation in those situations and that include provisions for:

(1) Applying the base period of a single state law to a claim involving the combining of an individual's wages and employment covered under two (2) or more state employment security laws; and

(2) Avoiding the duplicate use of wages and employment by reason of that combining.

Legislative History

P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 12; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 12; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2838, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3421, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-59; P.L. 1960, ch. 108, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 6.