Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 35
Workers’ Compensation — Procedure

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-44

§ 28-35-44. Monthly or quarterly payments to nonresidents.

If an employee receiving a weekly payment under chapters 29 — 38 of this title ceases to reside in the state, or if his or her residence at the time of accident is in an adjoining state, the workers’ compensation court, upon the application of either party, may, in its discretion, having regard to the welfare of the employee and the convenience of the employer, order that payment to be made monthly or quarterly instead of weekly.

History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 3, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 3, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 3, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 3, § 16; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-35-44; P.L. 1986, ch. 507, § 9; P.L. 1990, ch. 332, art. 1, § 5.