Legal Opinion
D. Corso Excavating, Inc. v. Poulin
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 17, 2000No. 98-301-M.PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
When it ended a legislative program allowing employers of previously injured employees to obtain reimbursement of Certain workers’ compensation payments, did the General Assembly intend for the repeal to have a retroactive effect, and, if so, is such legislation constitutional? In 1998, the General Assembly repealed G.L.1956 § 28-37-4, entitled “Second injury payments.” See P.L.1998, ch. 105, § 5. This statute allowed qualifying employers and their workers’ compensation insurers to obtain reimbursement for certain compensation paid to previously disabled employees…
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