Rhode Island General Laws 28-47-4. Identifying information
Each group self-insurer, in its application for group self-insurance, shall set forth the names and addresses of each of its officers, directors, trustees, and general manager. Notice of any change in the officers, directors, trustees, or general manager shall be given to the director within ten (10) days of the change. No officer, director, trustee, or employee of the group self-insurer may represent or participate directly or indirectly on behalf of an injured worker or his or her dependents in any workers’ compensation proceeding. All employees of employers participating in group self-insurance are deemed to be included under the group self-insurance plan.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 3, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-47-4
- 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
- Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
- employers: shall include :
(1) Employers with related activity in a given industry employing persons who perform work in connection with the given industry;
(2) An incorporated or unincorporated association or associations consisting exclusively of those employers provided they employ persons who perform that related work in the given industry; and
(3) A combination of employers as described in subsection (a)(1) and an association or associations of employers as described in subsection (a)(2). See Rhode Island General Laws 28-47-1
- Group self-insurance: as used in this chapter , shall be deemed to be the system of securing compensation as provided in this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-47-1
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.