AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Summary

The bill revises Rhode Island’s workers’ compensation statutes to clarify who is considered an employee, define earnings capacity and functional impairment, and extend coverage to many state and municipal workers. It requires employers to provide and pay for reasonable medical treatment (excluding hearing aids), establishes comprehensive rehabilitation services—including optional spiritual treatment—and obligates cities, towns, the state and the airport corporation to continue salary and benefits for police, firefighters and other first responders injured on the job, with a presumption for PTSD injuries. The changes also create a new appeals process for disputed settlement agreements.

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