Rhode Island § 28-35-6 - Workers’ Compensation — Procedure
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§ 28-35-6. Workers’ Compensation — Procedure
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-6
§ 28-35-6. Notice of amendments to memorandum of agreement.
(a) If the workers’ compensation court makes any amendment or addition to the memorandum of agreement, the workers’ compensation court shall immediately notify the department of the changes in the agreement.
(b) If an employer or insurer and an employee and his or her attorney, if represented, reach an agreement, subsequent to the filing of a memorandum of agreement, order, or decree, as to any issue, the parties shall file a written agreement and receipt with the department, signed by the parties, and on a form prescribed by the department. A copy of any agreement and receipt shall be delivered to each of the parties. Upon the filing of the agreement and receipt with the department, it shall be as binding upon both parties as a preliminary determination order or decree.
History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art.
3, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 764, § 7; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art.
3, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2272, § 1; G.L. 1949, ch. 300, art. 3, § 2; P.L. 1954, ch.
3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-35-6; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 10; P.L. 1985, ch. 365,
§ 8; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 9; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 5; P.L. 2014, ch. 78,
§ 6; P.L. 2014, ch. 87, § 6.
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Section 28-35-6 ("Workers’ Compensation — Procedure") 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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