Marshall v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

These are employees’ petitions brought under G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-35-7 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) to enforce preliminary agreements providing for payment of dependents’ allowances on behalf of the employees’ minor children by their employer, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (Kaiser). The Marshall petition has been consolidated for this appeal with six other similar petitions to enforce preliminary agreements under which Kaiser has ceased paying dependency benefits. The parties have agreed that our decision in the case of Marshall v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical…