{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-34-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-34-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Whenever used in this chapter:\n(1) “Disability” means the state of being disabled from earning full wages at the work at which the employee was last employed.\n(2) “Disablement” means the event of becoming disabled as defined in subsection (1) of this section.\n(3) “Occupational disease” means a disease that is due to causes and conditions that are characteristic of and peculiar to a particular trade, occupation, process, or employment.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 34 Workers’ Compensation — Occupational Diseases"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-34/28-34-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:57Z","sha256":"f480b32ec15e143582cc8b4980f0701a3b052dc4b3e8ce6c9c09e5638799cf8f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-33-47","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-34-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}