§ 36-12-11 - Deductions from salary – Payments by employers. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 36-12-11

   § 36-12-11  Deductions from salary –Payments by employers. – (a) During any period in which an employee under age sixty-five (65) is insuredunder a policy of insurance purchased by the director as authorized in§§ 36-12-6 – 36-12-14, there shall be withheld by the employerfrom each salary payment of the employee, as his or her share of the cost ofhis or her group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, anamount specified in the contract or policy which shall not exceed the rate oftwenty-five cents (25¢) biweekly for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) ofhis or her group life insurance; provided, that an employee who is paid onother than a biweekly basis shall have an amount so withheld, determined at aproportionate rate, which rate shall be adjusted to the nearest cent.

   (b) The cost of providing the insurance benefits provided forin §§ 36-12-6 – 36-12-14, together with the cost ofadministration of the provisions of §§ 36-12-6 – 36-12-14 inexcess of the amounts paid by employees therefor, shall be paid by theparticipating employers in those proportions and at those times as the directormay determine.

   (c) The payments shall be made by the participating employersout of appropriations made therefor, and the general assembly shall annuallyappropriate those sums to the fund herein created which may be required duringthe fiscal year.

   (d) The sums withheld from employees and the fundsappropriated by participating employers as provided herein shall be depositedwith the general treasurer of the state to the credit of a fund which is herebycreated as the group life insurance fund.

   (e) During any period in which an employee is insured under apolicy of long term health care insurance purchased by the director asauthorized in § 36-12-6, there shall be withheld by the employer from eachsalary payment of the employee as his or her cost of long term care insurancean amount specified in the contract or policy; provided, that an employee whois paid on other than a biweekly basis shall have an amount so withheld,determined at a proportionate rate, which rate shall be adjusted to the nearestcent.