Rhode Island § 36-4-64 - Merit System
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§ 36-4-64. Merit System
R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-4-64
§ 36-4-64. Sick leave — Workers’ compensation.
(a) Whenever an employee shall be absent from his or her duties and is awaiting workers’ compensation benefits, he or she shall be granted sick leave in an amount not to exceed his or her regular compensation.
(b) Whenever an employee shall be absent from his or her duties and is receiving compensation as provided in the workers’ compensation laws, he or she shall be granted sick leave so that the total of his or her compensation as provided in the workers’ compensation laws and his or her deductions from sick leave shall not exceed eighty three and three tenths percent (83.3%) of his or her regular compensation. Deductions from accumulated credits shall be applied only to that part of his or her salary which is paid as an addition to workers’ compensation payments. Annual leave credits may be applied in the same manner. When the absence shall not be covered by sick leave or annual leave it shall be deemed to be leave without pay.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 397, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 9, § 1.
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Section 36-4-64 ("Merit System") 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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