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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-34-1 (2026)

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Whenever used in this chapter:

(1) “Disability” means the state of being disabled from earning full wages at the work at which the employee was last employed.

(2) “Disablement” means the event of becoming disabled as defined in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) “Occupational disease” means a disease that is due to causes and conditions that are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1992–2012 · leading case: Palmer v. Del Webb's High Sierra, 838 P.2d 435 (Nev. 1992).
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Palmer v. Del Webb's High Sierra, 838 P.2d 435 (Nev. 1992). · cites it 2× “1992) (occupational disease defined as "a disease resulting from the nature of employment and contracted therein"); R.I.Gen.Laws § 28-34-1(3) (1986) (occupational disease means "a disease which is due to causes and conditions which are characteristic of and peculiar to a…”
Poudrier v. Brown Univ., 763 A.2d 632 (R.I. 2000). · cites it 2× “Section 28-34-1(3) defines an occupational disease as “a disease which is due to causes and conditions which are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment.”
Vater v. Hb Grp., 667 A.2d 283 (R.I. 1995). · cites it 2× “1956 (1986 Reenactment) §§ 28-34-1 and 28-34-2, she is entitled to compensation pursuant to § 28-34-3.”
Gallagher v. Nat'l Grid USA/Narragansett Elec., 44 A.3d 743 (R.I. 2012). · cites it 2× “See § 28-34-1(3) and § 28-34-2(32). An employee suffering from an occupational disease is entitled to recover compensation “from the employer who last employed the employee in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due and in which it was contracted.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-34-1(3): 4 cases
Palmer v. Del Webb's High Sierra, 838 P.2d 435 (Nev. 1992). “1992) (occupational disease defined as "a disease resulting from the nature of employment and contracted therein"); R.I.Gen.Laws § 28-34-1(3) (1986) (occupational disease means "a disease which is due to causes and conditions which are characteristic of and peculiar to a…”
Poudrier v. Brown Univ., 763 A.2d 632 (R.I. 2000). “Section 28-34-1(3) defines an occupational disease as “a disease which is due to causes and conditions which are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment.”
Vater v. Hb Grp., 667 A.2d 283 (R.I. 1995). “1956 (1986 Reenactment) §§ 28-34-1 and 28-34-2, she is entitled to compensation pursuant to § 28-34-3.”
Gallagher v. Nat'l Grid USA/Narragansett Elec., 44 A.3d 743 (R.I. 2012). “See § 28-34-1(3) and § 28-34-2(32). An employee suffering from an occupational disease is entitled to recover compensation “from the employer who last employed the employee in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due and in which it was contracted.”
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