(a)  An employee shall not be entitled to be paid compensation for total incapacity under chapters 29 — 38 of this title for any period during which the employee was gainfully employed at an average weekly wage less than that which he or she was earning at the time of his or her injury notwithstanding an existing agreement or decree to the contrary. In that instance, an employee shall be entitled to benefits as provided in § 28-33-18.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-33-18.1

  • 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
  • Injury: means and refers to personal injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, connected and referable to the employment. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2

(b)  In the event that an employer or insurer has made payment of compensation benefits to an employee during any period during which the employee was not entitled to be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall be entitled to credit for any payment of compensation made during that period of employment against future compensation benefits payable directly to the employee.

History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 232, § 1.