{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-33-16","heading":"Burial expenses.","body":"If the employee dies as a result of the injury, the employer shall pay in addition to any compensation provided for in this chapter, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). This sum shall be paid under the provisions of § 28-33-23.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 33 Workers’ Compensation — Benefits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-33/28-33-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:57Z","sha256":"f7c7cadd88e02e6f2b406a3735708677435ff07b8f1e9dbeb6b29ec211c3f838","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}