(a)  In any appeal taken under chapters 29 — 38 of this title which involves the state employees’ compensation fund, the director shall be a necessary party.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-31.1-2

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Director: means the director of labor and training or his or her designee unless specifically stated otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2

(b)  In every case where payments are ordered made from the state employees’ compensation fund, the director shall receive a notice of the order and he or she shall have the right to claim an appeal from the order, if, in his or her opinion, the director believes that the decision is not proper or that the fund is in danger of unwarranted depletion.

History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 101, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 401, § 4.