§ 28-53-1 Preamble and legislative findings
§ 28-53-2 Establishment – Sources – Administration
§ 28-53-3 Powers and duties of the fund
§ 28-53-4 Payor of last resort
§ 28-53-5 Establishment of reserves – Disbursement of excess funds
§ 28-53-6 Custodian – Orders for payment
§ 28-53-7 Payments to employees of uninsured employers
§ 28-53-8 Limitations on payments to injured employees
§ 28-53-9 Penalties, taxes, and assessments against noncomplying employers
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 28-53 - Rhode Island Uninsured Protection Fund

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of labor and training. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.