OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This case broaches a question of first impression in Rhode Island: does G.L. 1956 § 28-29-20 (the exclusive-remedy provision) of the Workers' Compensation Act (WCA or the act) bar work-related defamation claims filed by employees against their employers and coworkers? Because defamation injures an employee's reputation and because injury to reputation is not "an injury under chapters 29-38 of this title [the WCA's title 28...
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