Which document is used to formalize continuing wage payments beyond 13 weeks?

• A. Memorandum of Agreement
• B. Non-Prejudicial Agreement
• C. First Report of Injury
• D. Report of Earnings

Answer: (A)

Continuing wage replacement beyond the 13-week mark is handled with a formal agreement that confirms the ongoing disability and authorizes continued payments. In Rhode Island workers’ compensation practice, when temporary total disability persists past 13 weeks, the insurer and the employee typically execute a Memorandum of Agreement to document and approve the continued wage benefits. This document specifies that the worker remains temporarily totally disabled, states the amount and duration of the payments, and may outline any medical or return-to-work conditions. It is the official mechanism to extend benefits and is filed or approved through the appropriate workers’ compensation process.

First Report of Injury is simply the initial notice of the accident or illness; it does not address continued wage payments. A Report of Earnings is used to report actual earnings for benefit calculations but does not itself authorize extending benefits beyond a cutoff. A Non-Prejudicial Agreement is a different type of settlement instrument and is not the standard form used to formalize ongoing wage payments beyond 13 weeks.