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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-28 > Chapter-28-29 > 28-29-7-2SECTION 28-29-7.2
§ 28-29-7.2 Farm laborers. – Farmers, nursery operators, or farm laborers are not subject to the provisionsof chapters 29 – 38 of this title unless the farmers or agriculturalemployers employ twenty-five (25) or more farm laborers or agriculturalemployees for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks. Farmers, nursery operators, oragricultural employers who employ twenty-five (25) or more farm laborers oragricultural employees for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks are not subject tothe provisions of chapters 29 – 38 of this title if the farmer oragricultural employer maintains health and disability insurance for all of itsfarm laborers or agricultural employees; provided, that the health anddisability insurance premium exceeds the premium for workers' compensationinsurance. Farmers or agricultural employers who employ twenty-five (25) ormore farm laborers or agricultural employees for thirteen (13) consecutiveweeks are subject to chapters 29 – 38 of this title for those agriculturalenterprises which produce greenhouse crops, fruit and vegetable crops,herbaceous crops, sod crops, viticulture, viniculture, floriculture, feed forlivestock, forestry, dairy farming, aquaculture, the raising of livestock,fur-bearing animals, poultry and eggs, bees and honey, mushrooms, and nurserystock.
