Title 28
Labor and Labor Relations

Chapter 42
Employment Security — General Provisions

R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-53

§ 28-42-53. Procedural rules and regulations — Record of proceedings.

The manner in which any disputed claims or any other controversies arising out of the interpretation or application of chapters 42 — 44 of this title shall be presented, or the manner in which hearings and appeals are conducted, shall be in accordance with the regulations adopted as prescribed in these chapters whether or not those regulations conform to common-law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of procedure. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings in connection with a disputed claim. All testimony at any hearing upon a disputed claim shall be recorded but need not be transcribed unless the disputed claim is further appealed.

History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 8; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 11; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-53.