THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT of Labor and Training will reinstate work search requirements for residents receiving unemployment benefits on May 23, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Thursday. /AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File
PROVIDENCE - State residents receiving unemployment benefits will once again have to prove they are actively looking for work beginning on May 23, Gov. Daniel J. McKee said on Thursday. The work-search requirement is typically a part of state unemployment policies, but was relaxed at the start of the pandemic. Amid a number of small…