Title 28, Title 28 and Labor Relations

Benefits that are due or may become due under chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall not be assigned, pledged, or encumbered before payment; and when awarded, adjudged, or paid, so long as they are not mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from all claims of cr…

(a) An individual filing a new claim for benefits shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether or not he or she owes child support obligations as defined under subsection (g) of this section. If any individual discloses that he or she owes child support obligations, a…

(a) An individual filing a new claim for benefits on or after January 1, 1998, shall, at the time of filing that claim, be advised that: (1) Unemployment compensation is subject to federal and state income tax and requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax payments; (2) The i…

For benefit years beginning prior to July 1, 2012, for the purpose of determining an individual’s benefit eligibility for any week of unemployment, any remuneration received by an employee from his or her employer in the nature of severance or dismissal pay, whether or not the em…

(a)(1) The benefit rate payable under this chapter to any eligible individual with respect to any week of his or her total unemployment, when that week occurs within a benefit year, shall be, for benefit years beginning on or after October 1, 1989, and prior to July 1, 2012, four…

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, a claimant shall not be ineligible for benefits because of his or her regular attendance, whether full-time or part-time, in an adult basic education or a vocational training program as approved by the director and…

Benefits to which an individual is entitled for any week of unemployment shall not be reduced by any holiday pay received by that individual where no services are performed on the holiday for which that payment is made.

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Eligibility period” of an individual means the period consisting of the weeks in his or her benefit year that begin in an extended period that is in effect in this state and, if his or h…

Benefits based on service in employment for nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and hospitals, as defined in § 28-42-3, shall be payable in the same amounts on the same conditions as compensation payable on the basis of other services subject to chapters 42…

Benefits shall not be paid to any individual on the basis of any service, substantially all of which consists of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, for any week that commences during the period between two (2) successive sport s…

(a) Benefits shall not be payable on the basis of services performed by an alien unless the alien is an individual who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed, was lawfully present for purposes of performing the services, or was perma…

(a) Benefits based on service in employment for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions and governmental entities covered by chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be payable in the same amounts on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as benefits payable o…

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Affected unit” means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit consisting of two (2) or more employees to which an approved work-sharing plan applies. (2) “Eligible e…

For weeks beginning on or after July 1, 1983, an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid sufficient benefits with respect to that week, so that the individual’s week’s wages, rounded to the next higher multiple of one dollar ($1.00), as defined in §…

(a) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Emergency unemployment compensation” means benefits, including dependents’ allowances, payable to an individual as authorized by the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 and i…

(a) Legislative findings and purpose. The general assembly hereby finds as follows: (1) As of January 1, 2013, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate is the highest in the New England region and above the national average; (2) Despite this high unemployment, businesses report difficult…

For weeks beginning on or after July 1, 1983, an individual who has been totally unemployed and in receipt of benefits for two (2) or more successive weeks and returns to work prior to the end of the week following that period of two (2) or more successive weeks shall be entitled…

The total amount of benefits payable during a benefit year to any eligible individual whose benefit year begins on or after October 1, 1989, but prior to July 1, 2012, shall be an amount equal to thirty-six percent (36%) of the individual’s total wages for employment by employers…

The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To encourage employers, associations of employers, and organizations of employees to voluntarily establish apprenticeship programs and the making of apprenticeship agreements; (2) To create opportunities for people to obtain employment and ad…

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Apprenticeable occupation” is an occupation that possesses all of the following characteristics: (i) It is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised learning. (ii) It is clearly …

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to a firm, person, corporation, or organization of employees or an association of employers only after that person, firm, corporation, or organization of employees or association of employers has voluntarily elected to conform to its pro…

All apprenticeship agreements submitted for approval and registration with the department of labor and training shall contain explicitly or by reference standards adopted by the council, including: (1) Names and signatures of the contracting parties (apprentice and the program sp…

The state apprenticeship system shall operate in conformance with the state plan for equal employment opportunity in registered apprenticeship programs as adopted by the Rhode Island department of labor and training.

(a) Deregistration of a program may be effected upon the voluntary action of the sponsor by a request for cancellation of the registration, or upon reasonable cause, by the department of labor and training instituting formal deregistration proceedings in accordance with provision…

(a) When a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program in a neighboring state requests reciprocal recognition from the department of labor and training to train apprentices for work projects in this state, the sponsor shall be granted recognition, providing the sponsor conform…

Under a program proposed for registration by an employer or employers’ association, and where the standards, collective bargaining agreement, or other instrument provides for participation by a union in any manner in the operation of the substantive matters of the apprenticeship …

(a) The director of labor and training, with the advice and consent of the governor, shall appoint a state apprenticeship council composed of four (4) representatives each, from employer and employee organizations respectively, and one public member. One of the employer represent…

(a) The department of labor and training is the agency with responsibility and accountability for apprenticeship within Rhode Island for federal purposes. The state apprenticeship council shall be a regulatory council and part of the department of labor and training. The council …

The council shall annually make a report of its activities and progress to the governor; that report shall be contained in the annual report of the department of labor and training.

An apprenticeship program, to be eligible for approval and registration with the department of labor and training, shall conform to regulations issued by the department of labor and training and 29 C.F.R. Part 29 and 29 C.F.R. Part 30 and shall conform to the following standards:…

(a) Any person, after having been honorably discharged from military service or having been transferred to reserve status or the national guard after active military service, and whose military occupational specialty provided them with the requisite classroom and workplace traini…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Private Nonvested Pension Benefits Protection Tax Act.”

The director may promulgate rules and regulations to provide for the efficient administration of the provisions of this chapter applicable to him or her, or to clarify those provisions as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The director may use the facili…

The tax administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the assessment and collection of the tax imposed by this chapter.

The funds of any employer that are set aside or reserved for benefits under a pension plan of the employer to which employees have a vested right shall not be liable to be seized or taken by virtue of any execution or civil process whatever, issued out of any court of this state,…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Accrued portion of the normal retirement benefit” means the amount of benefit credited by the employer to the account of an employee participating in a pension plan, or where there is no credit, that portion of the normal retirement benefit to which …

There is assessed upon every employer who or that ceases to operate a place of employment within this state a tax that shall be equal to the total amount of nonvested pension benefits of those employees of the employer who have completed fifteen (15) years of covered service unde…

Any employer who or that intends to cease to operate a place of employment within this state shall notify the director of that intention not later than six (6) months prior to the date the employer intends to cease to operate its place of employment.

Upon receipt of notification, or upon his or her own initiative when that notification is not given as required, the director shall cause an investigation to be made of the employer to determine the number of employees who have completed fifteen (15) years of covered service unde…

(a) As part of the investigation of an employer, the director shall determine the amount of nonvested pension benefits that have been compromised or settled to his or her satisfaction. (b) Nonvested pension benefits may be compromised or settled by: (1) Agreement between the empl…

After the investigation of the employer, the director shall certify to the tax administrator the total amount of nonvested pension benefits that are includable in determining an employer’s tax liability under this chapter and the amount of those benefits that have been compromise…

The director shall maintain a separate record of each employee of an employer taxed under this chapter who had completed fifteen (15) years of covered service under the pension plan of the employer and whose employment was terminated because of the employer’s ceasing to operate a…

For the purposes of this chapter, the employment of any employee terminated within one year, or within any longer period as prescribed by the director when he or she determines that an employer is attempting to evade the provisions of this chapter, of the date an employer ceases …

(a) As used in this chapter the term “employers” shall include: (1) Employers with related activity in a given industry employing persons who perform work in connection with the given industry; (2) An incorporated or unincorporated association or associations consisting exclusive…

For the purpose of this chapter, the amount of surety bond, trust fund, or other adequate security required for group self-insurance plans shall be determined by the director by rule or regulation. If the director requires the group self-insurer to provide security other than a s…

(a) Whenever the director determines that the compensation and benefits provided by this chapter may be unpaid by reason of the default of an insolvent group self-insurance plan, and the penal sum of the surety bond, trust fund, or other security is about to become exhausted, the…