Tag: Matthew Weldon
Gilkey looks to launch registry to help workforce
While the state navigates the labor shortage, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is seeking to widen the talent pipeline as Rhode Island...
Unemployment scams adding up in R.I.
Scam unemployment claims continue to cost Rhode Island, with more than $70.5 million in fraudulent payouts racked up since the start of the COVID-19...
WindWinRI student training program receives $175K DLT grant
NORTH KINGSTOWN – As plans for a slew of offshore wind arrays take shape across the region, the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce is...
DLT to roll out new UI Online unemployment insurance platform
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will begin launch of its new unemployment insurance platform in December, beginning with a small,...
ACLU sues state labor department director for records on facial recognition...
PROVIDENCE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is taking the state labor department to court seeking access to records about facial...
A reversal of fortune on jobs front
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After working for years to create new jobs in Rhode Island, state labor officials have been faced with an unusual problem recently. In some...
R.I. monthly labor market data raises accuracy questions
PROVIDENCE – If the state’s monthly labor market report should usually be taken with a grain of salt, the latest statistics call for a...
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh hears about R.I.’s workforce issues during tour
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh toured Rhode Island with state leaders on Monday to learn about the state's workforce challenges and needs...
DLT: 536 R.I. companies, 186K workers subject to Biden vaccine/test requirement
PROVIDENCE – Fewer than 2% of private state employers would be subject to the new vaccine and testing mandates announced by the Biden administration,...
Getting the unemployed to take unfilled jobs isn’t so simple
About 45,000 Rhode Islanders have lost their federal unemployment benefits, but prodding them back into the workforce to ease a labor shortage in some...
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