The right to compensation for an injury under chapters 29 — 38 of this title, and the remedy for an injury granted by those chapters, shall be in lieu of all rights and remedies as to that injury now existing, either at common law or otherwise against an employer, or its directors, officers, agents, or employees; and those rights and remedies shall not accrue to employees entitled to compensation under those chapters while they are in effect, except as otherwise provided in §§ 28-36-10 and 28-36-15.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-29-20
Rights in lieu of other rights and remedies
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 929 F. Supp. 562 - Iacampo v. Hasbro, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in 207 F. Supp. 3d 153 - Bellisle v. Landmark Medical Center (September 2016)
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 1, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 1, § 6; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-29-20; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 1.
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