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RI Workers' Compensation Laws

  1. Injuries Covered by Workers' Compensation
  2. Definition of Disability
  3. Weekly Compensation Benefits
  4. Reduction in Weekly Benefits
  5. Retirement
  6. Duration of Benefits
  7. Medical Care
  8. Scarring and Loss of Use
  9. Vocational Rehabilitation
  10. Reinstatement to Employment
  11. Payment of Claims/Forms
  12. Court Procedure
  13. Settlement of Claims
  14. Attorney's Fees
  15. Social Security Disability Benefits
  16. Negligence Claims

Attorney's Fees

The Workers’ Compensation Act provides that the Court shall order the insurance company to pay an attorney’s fee to an attorney who has successfully represented an injured worker before the Court. The Act further provides that when the Court awards an attorney’s fee to be paid by an insurance company, the attorney cannot charge any additional fee to an injured worker for services rendered in connection with the particular court case. Typically, attorneys do not charge injured workers for any work, including work done without Court involvement, except in cases of settlement. The Workers’ Compensation Act limits attorney’s fees in settlements to 20% of the settlement.

Read full text of statute » 28-35-32 and 28-33-25

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