Rhode Island workers compensation laws are enforced by the state Department of Labor and Training. These laws have been designed with an objective to ensure safe working environment for workers and employees. In case a worker gets injured while performing his duty at the workplace, the employer will be liable to compensate for the medical expenses and loss of income thus caused because of those occupational injuries. Sometimes, the workplace is exposed to harmful substances, which eventually causes certain disease in workers. In such cases, the disease is usually diagnosed at a later stage. The laws protect employees for occupational diseases also. Both employers as well as the employees must be aware of these laws.