Rhode Island § 28-34-9 - Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases
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§ 28-34-9. Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-34-9
§ 28-34-9. Notice to employer of claim.
The employer to whom notice of death or disability is to be given, or against whom claim is to be made by the employee, shall be the employer who or that last employed the employee during the thirty-six (36) months in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due, and that notice and claim shall be deemed seasonable as against prior employers. The requirements as to notice as to occupational disease and death resulting from it and the requirements as to the bringing of proceedings for compensation for disability or death resulting from the occupational disease shall be the same as required in chapter 33 of this title, except that the notice shall be given to the employer within ninety (90) days after disablement.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 8, § 9; P.L. 1936, ch. 2358, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art.
8, § 9; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-34-9; P.L. 1979, ch. 151, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-34-9 ("Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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