R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-35-7

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 28-35-7 - Enforcement of memorandum of agreement

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.

P.L. 1912, ch. 831, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2095, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 92, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1926, ch. 764, § 7; P.L. 1936, ch. 2290, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 300, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2272, § 1; P.L. 1954, ch. 3297, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-35-7; P.L. 1982, ch. 32, art. 1, § 10.