Injuries occasioned by employer-sponsored social or athletic activities

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-2.1., under Chapter 28-33 Workers’ Compensation — Benefits.

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-2.1.

No compensation shall be allowed for the injury or death of an employee occasioned by or during his or her voluntary participation in employer-sponsored social or nonprofessional athletic activity; provided, that the foregoing provision shall not bar the right of an employee to recover against an employer for tortious misconduct.