Any memorandum of agreement shall be enforceable by a suitable action or proceeding
brought by either of the parties to it before the workers’ compensation court, including
executions against goods, chattels, and real estate, and including proceedings for
contempt for willful failure or neglect to obey the provisions of the memorandum of
agreement, and in cases involving future payments of compensation aggregating not
less than fifty dollars ($50.00) the attorney general shall at the written request
of the director prosecute a suitable action or proceeding for the court in the name
of the director to compel either party to the agreement to comply with its terms.
Notes of Decisions
McAree v. Gerber Prods. Co., 342 A.2d 608 (R.I. 1975).
· cites it 2× “Section 28-35-7. We therefore hold that a dispute such as the one which arose here is subject to the determination of the commission, and within its jurisdiction to adjudicate.”
Segrella v. Workmen's Comp. Comm'n, 162 A.2d 810 (R.I. 1960).
· cites it 3× “This, he contends, becomes evident when §28-30-1 is read in connection with §28-35-7 which provides: “Enforcement of approved agreement.”
Raymond v. B. I. F. Indus., Inc., 308 A.2d 820 (R.I. 1973).
“1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-35-7] to enforce the agreement.” 2 That decree was incorporated into the record of this appeal by order of this court.”
Wynne v. Pawtuxet Valley Dyeing Co., 224 A.2d 612 (R.I. 1966).
· cites it 2× “Section 28-35-7 states that an agreement approved by the director of labor shall be enforced by suitable action or proceedings being brought before the workmen’s compensation commission by either party to the agreement.”
Cabral v. Maclodyne Corp., 511 A.2d 978 (R.I. 1986).
“The employee argues that although § 28-35-7 permits a claimant to bring a petition to enforce a workers’ compensation agreement approved by the director of labor, there is no language within the statute that limits the time in which such a petition must be brought.”
Marshall v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp., 402 A.2d 575 (R.I. 1979).
“1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-35-7 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) to enforce preliminary agreements providing for payment of dependents’ allowances on behalf of the employees’ minor children by their employer, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (Kaiser).”
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