Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8524: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 6, 2026:
2026 -- H 8524 ======== LC006432 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION-- GENERAL PROVISIONS Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Kennedy, Azzinaro, Solomon, Casey, McEntee, Noret, and Read Date Introduced: May 06, 2026 Referred To: House Labor It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 28-29-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-29 entitled "Workers' Compensation -- General Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 28-29-2. Definitions. In chapters 29 -- 38 of this title, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of labor and training. (2) "Director" means the director of labor and training or the director's designee unless specifically stated otherwise. (3)(i) "Earnings capacity" means the weekly straight-time earnings that an employee could receive if the employee accepted an actual offer of suitable alternative employment. Earnings capacity can also be established by the court based on evidence of ability to earn, including, but not limited to, a determination of the degree of functional impairment and/or disability, that an employee is capable of employment. The court may, in its discretion, take into consideration the performance of the employee's duty to actively seek employment in scheduling the implementation of the reduction. The employer need not identify particular employment before the …
Sponsors
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055) · primary sponsor
- Brian Kennedy (D, HD-038)
- Samuel Azzinaro (D)
- Joseph Solomon (D)
- Stephen Casey (D, HD-050)
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033)
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #280: PASSAGE (June 4, 2026): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Committee on Labor: Passage (June 2, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS
Common questions
- What is H8524?
- H8524 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.).
- What is the status of H8524?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8524?
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8524?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8524.pdf
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