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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-44-47 (2026)

Appeal to board of review

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Any party in interest, including the director, shall be allowed an appeal to the board of review from the decision of an appeal tribunal. The board of review on its own motion may initiate a review of a decision or determination of an appeal tribunal within fifteen (15) days after the date of the decision. The board of review may affirm, modify, or reverse the findings or conclusions of the appeal tribunal solely on the basis of evidence previously submitted or upon the basis of any additional evidence that it may direct to be taken.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2011 · leading case: Rhode Island Chamber of Com. v. Hackett, 411 A.2d 300 (R.I. 1980).
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Rhode Island Chamber of Com. v. Hackett, 411 A.2d 300 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 2× “The defendant argues that the trial court was without jurisdiction because the respondent had not exhausted its administrative remedies as required by §42-35-15(a) of the Administrative Procedures Act and outlined in §28-44-43 and §28-44-47 of the Employment Security Act.”
Elias-Clavet v. Bd. of Review, 15 A.3d 1008 (R.I. 2011). · cites it 3× “Elias-Clavet timely appealed the decision of the referee to the board of review, which reviewed the decision of the referee pursuant to § 28-44-47 of the Rhode Island Employment Security Act.”
Hackett v. Murray, 508 A.2d 649 (R.I. 1986). · cites it 2× “Section 28-44-47 provides for an appeal to the Board of Review of the Department of Employment Security by any party in interest, including the director.”
Robert Derecktor of Rhode Island, Inc. v. Emp. Sec. Bd. of Review, Dep't of Emp. Sec., 572 A.2d 58 (R.I. 1990). · cites it 2× “In its decision the Board stated: “There was some evidence presented relating to an offer made by the employer some weeks after the strike began whereby the claimants might return to *61 work under the conditions outlined in [the] ‘last offer’ pending resolution of the contract…”
Camille v. Bd. of Review, 557 A.2d 1234 (R.I. 1989). · cites it 2× “We note that § 28-44-47 prescribes the scope of review for the board as follows: “Any party in interest, including the director, shall be allowed an appeal to the board of review from the decision of an appeal tribunal.”
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