GIG ECONOMY: The R.I. Department of Labor and Training says more than 58,000 people have filed for pandemic unemployment assistance. The program
provides unemployment benefits to the self-employed, small-business owners and contractors who would not normally be eligible.
More than 58,000 Rhode Islanders have filed with the state for pandemic unemployment assistance. The program provides benefits to the self-employed, small-business owners and contractors who would not normally be eligible. While a lifeline for countless freelancers, thousands of those workers are now at least temporarily out of the workforce. While many had no choice,…