State law requires UI claimants to post resume

PROVIDENCE – A new law that went into effect Aug. 31 will require unemployed Rhode Islanders filing for unemployment insurance for the first time must post their resumes to www.employri.org.
Claimants must post the resumes within six weeks of collecting unemployment-insurance payments.
According to a news release, the law was the product of increased alignment between the R.I. Department of Labor and Training’s Income Support and Workforce Development divisions. It is the latest step taken by the department intended to help unemployed workers find jobs faster.
Failure to post resumes on the site could lead to unemployment-insurance payments being temporarily shut off.
Based on federal and state law, individuals who claim unemployment benefits promise that they must be able and available for work and actively seeking full-time work when they certify for their weekly claim. •

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