§ 28-44-38 - Filing of claims – Procedures – Printed copies – Notices. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-44-38

   § 28-44-38  Filing of claims –Procedures – Printed copies – Notices. – (a) Claims for waiting period credit and for benefits shall be filed inaccordance with regulations adopted as prescribed. Each employer shall post andmaintain printed copies or statements of those regulations in places readilyaccessible to individuals employed by him or her. The director shall supplyeach employer with copies of those regulations or statements of the regulationswithout cost to the employers.

   (b) The director shall prescribe the type of reports requiredfrom employers and the manner in which the reports shall be presented.

   (c) Upon the filing of a claim, the director shall promptlymail a notice of the filing of the claim to the claimant's most recent employerand to all employers for whom the claimant states he or she performed servicesand earned wages during his or her base period. The employers shall promptlyfurnish the information required to determine the claimant's benefit rights. Ifthe claimant's employer or employers have any information which might affecteither the validity of the claim or the right of the claimant to waiting periodcredit or benefits, he or she shall return the notice with that information. Ifan employer fails without good cause as established to the satisfaction of thedirector to return this notice within seven (7) working days of its mailing,the employer shall have no standing to contest any determination to be made bythe director with respect to the claim and any benefit charges pursuant to it,and the employer shall be barred from being a party to any further proceedingsrelating to the claim. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of chapters42 – 44 of this title, any employer who fails to return the notice withinthat time shall pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each failure.The preceding penalty shall be paid into the employment security tardy accountfund, and if any employer fails to pay the penalty, when assessed, it shall becollected by civil action as provided in § 28-43-18.