Title 28, Title 28 and Labor Relations

The director is authorized to enter into arrangements with the appropriate and duly authorized agencies of other states, the federal government or its territories, and of foreign governments, whereby, notwithstanding any other provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, service…

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 …

Services not covered under § 28-42-4 and performed entirely out of this state, with respect to no part of which contributions are required and paid under an unemployment compensation law of any other state or of the federal government, shall be deemed to be employment subject to …

(a) The services of an individual, who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States (except in Canada) after December 31, 1971, or after December 31, 1977, in the case of the Virgin Islands, in the employ of an American employer (other than service that …

To the extent permissible under the laws and the constitution of the United States, the director is authorized to enter into or cooperate in arrangements with the appropriate and duly authorized agencies of foreign governments whereby facilities and services provided under the em…

If after entering into an arrangement provided in §§ 28-42-58 — 28-42-60, the director finds that the employment security law of any state or territory, the federal government, or any foreign government participating in that arrangement has been changed in a material respect, the…

(a)(1) It shall be unlawful to do any of the following: (i) Make or cause to be made any knowingly false or fraudulent material statement or material representation for the purpose of obtaining or denying any benefits; (ii) Present, or cause to be presented, any knowingly false o…

Whenever any employer fails to comply with any provision of this title, the director, upon a hearing, after giving the person at least five (5) days’ notice in writing specifying the time and place of the hearing and requiring him or her to show cause why his or her registration …

Any individual, or employing unit, or its agent, who or that knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or other payment required of an employing unit under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or who knowingly fails or refuses to make any contribution or report at the time a…

(a) The superior court shall have jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin any employer from engaging in business as an employer in this state without a registration or registrations or after a registration has been suspended or revoked. (b) The director may institute proceedings to p…

An employer who or that fails to file any reports required under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or fails or refuses to pay any contributions required under those chapters in the manner and at the times as required by the law and regulations or as the director may, in accordance …

A person who engages in business as an employer in this state without a registration or registrations or after a registration has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation which so engages in business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall for each offe…

Any violation of any provision of chapters 42 — 44 of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation of the board of review after consultation with the director, for which a penalty is neither prescribed above nor provided by any other applicable statute, shall be punished by a …

All fines specified or provided for in §§ 28-42-62 [repealed], 28-42- 62.1, 28-42-63 [repealed], 28-42-64, and 28-42-65 — 28-42-66 shall be paid to the employment security tardy account fund.

(a) Any individual who, by reason of a mistake or misrepresentation made by himself, herself, or another, has received any sum as benefits under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, in any week in which any condition for the receipt of the benefits imposed by those chapters was not fu…

The director shall be the party complainant to any complaint and warrant brought to invoke the penalties provided for in §§ 28-42-62 [repealed], 28-42-62.1, 28-42-63 [repealed], and 28-42-63.1 — 28-42-67, and the director shall be exempt from giving surety for costs in any action…

The determination of independent contractor or employee status for purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be the same as those factors used by the Internal Revenue Service in its code and regulations.

All criminal actions for any violation of chapters 42 — 44 of this title or of any rule or regulation shall be prosecuted by the attorney general or by any qualified member of the Rhode Island bar who shall be designated by the director and approved by the attorney general to ins…

In the event that the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., is repealed, amended, or otherwise changed by the Congress of the United States, or is finally adjudged invalid or unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States, with the result that no porti…

All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or by acts done pursuant to these chapters, shall exist subject to the power of the general assembly to amend or repeal those chapters at any time.

Chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be construed liberally in aid of their declared purpose, which declared purpose is to lighten the burden that now falls on the unemployed worker and his or her family.

If any provision of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapters and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity.

(a)(1) There is created as a restricted-receipt account within the general fund the employment security interest fund, to be administered by the director without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the fund. This fund shall consist of: (i…

(a) The moneys in the interest fund shall be used solely for the following purposes: (1) To make refunds of interest erroneously collected and deposited in the fund; (2) To make payments of interest due on federal advances received from the federal unemployment account under 42 U…

(a) The general treasurer shall be custodian and treasurer of the interest fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund and not otherwise held, deposited, or invested pursuant to chapters 42 — 44 of this title. (b) The general treasurer shall…

(a)(1) There is created as a restricted-receipt account within the general fund the employment security tardy account fund, to be administered by the director without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the fund. This fund shall consist o…

(a) The moneys in the tardy account fund shall be used solely for the following purposes: (1) To make refunds of penalties erroneously collected and deposited in the fund; and (2) To maintain essential department programs. (b) The general treasurer shall pay all vouchers duly dra…

“Employment” does not include: (1) Domestic service in a private home performed for a person who did not pay cash remuneration of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in any calendar quarter after December 31, 1977, in the current calendar year, or the preceding calendar year to…

(a) The general treasurer shall be custodian and treasurer of the tardy account fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund and not otherwise held, deposited, or invested pursuant to chapters 42 — 44 of this title. (b) The general treasurer …

(a) Any individual who receives any sums as benefits pursuant to chapters 42 — 44 of this title whose household income is less than three (3) times the federal poverty level as established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and who may not be claimed as …

Whereas, improvements in the standard of living for all Rhode Islanders, by increasing their prosperity and their opportunities for continued employment and better jobs, is one of the top priorities of state government; Whereas, the rapidly changing economy requires that the Rhod…

(a)(1) There is created as a restricted-receipt account within the general fund the job development fund, to be administered by the governor’s workforce board Rhode Island (workforce board), without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the…

(a) The moneys in the job development fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) To reimburse the department of labor and training for the loss of any federal funds resulting from the collection and maintenance of the fund by the department; (2) To make refunds of contrib…

(a) The general treasurer shall be custodian and treasurer of the job development fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund and not otherwise held, deposited, or…

Whereas, improvements in the standard of living for unemployed Rhode Islanders by facilitating their return to work is one of the top priorities of state government; and Whereas, the state’s low unemployment rate has made it increasingly difficult for employers to find qualified …

(a)(1) There is created the employment security reemployment fund, to be administered by the department of labor and training, without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the fund. This fund shall consist of: (i) All payments received fro…

(a) The moneys in the employment security reemployment fund shall be used for the following purposes: (1) To make refunds of contributions erroneously collected and deposited in the fund; (2) To pay any administrative expenses incurred by the department of labor and training asso…

(a) The general treasurer shall be custodian and treasurer of the employment security reemployment fund. The general treasurer shall have custody of all moneys belonging to the fund and not otherwise held, deposited, or invested pursuant to chapters 42 — 44 of this title. (b) The…

For the purpose of establishing coverage of maritime services rendered on, or in connection with, vessels, the provisions of §§ 28-42-4 and 28-42-5 and those of the Interstate Maritime Reciprocal Agreement shall apply.