An eligible individual who is unemployed due to sickness resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, or abortion shall be entitled to receive those benefits that are regularly provided for unemployment due to sickness in chapters 39 — 41 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-8
Pregnancy benefits
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal Board (1976)
Most recently applied in Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. New York State Human Rights Appeal Board (December 1976)
P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1744, § 5; P.L. 1949, ch. 2176, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2853, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-41-8; P.L. 1960, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 190, § 1; P…
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