2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations
Chapter 28-29 Workers' Compensation - General Provisions
Section 28-29-7.1 Exemption from workers' compensation - Certain real estate persons.
§ 28-29-7.1. Exemption from workers' compensation - Certain real estate persons.
A licensed real estate broker or real estate salesperson or a licensed or certified real estate appraiser shall not be considered an employee under the provisions of this chapter if substantially all of the remuneration for the services performed by the broker, salesperson, or appraiser, whether paid in cash or otherwise, is directly related to sales or other output rather than to the number of hours worked, and the services are performed by the broker, salesperson, or appraiser pursuant to a written contract that contains the following provisions:
(1) The broker, salesperson, or appraiser, for purposes of workers' compensation, is engaged as an independent contractor associated with the person for whom services are performed;
(2) The broker or salesperson shall be paid a commission based on his or her gross sales, if any, without deduction for taxes, which commission shall be directly related to sales or other output;
(3) The broker, salesperson, or appraiser shall not receive any remuneration related to the number of hours worked, and shall not be treated as an employee with respect to the services for the purposes of this chapter;
(4) The broker, salesperson, or appraiser shall be permitted to work any hours he or she chooses;
(5) The broker, salesperson, or appraiser shall be permitted to work out of his or her own home or the office of the person for whom services are performed;
(6) The broker, salesperson, or appraiser shall be free to engage in outside employment;
(7) The person for whom the services are performed may provide office facilities and supplies for the use of the broker, salesperson, or appraiser, but the broker, salesperson, or appraiser shall otherwise pay his or her own expenses.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1994, ch. 422, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 216, § 5; P.L. 1999, ch. 384, § 5.)
