Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
GA backs unemployment benefit changes
PROVIDENCE - Changes to state unemployment benefits that let recipients earn more money while still getting benefits won approval in the House on Wednesday.
The...
Unemployment benefit changes advance in General Assembly
PROVIDENCE – Legislation aimed at getting people back to part-time work advanced in both chambers of the General Assembly on Tuesday.
The Senate bill, sponsored by...
Matos: A voice for ‘business leaders at all levels’
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has been handed the reins of small-business advocacy at a critical juncture, as many are still struggling to...
DLT to reinstate work-search requirements for unemployment starting May 23
PROVIDENCE - State residents receiving unemployment benefits will once again have to prove they are actively looking for work beginning on May 23, Gov....
More older workers are unwilling to make hasty exit
Retirement is no longer an endpoint for many employees but a turning point into a new phase of work.
Some people continue to work for...
State audit highlights unemployment fraud, other financial shortcomings in FY 2020
PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare long-standing problems in the technology, staffing and financial reporting and accounting practices across a host of...
McKee backs bill allowing UI recipients to earn more
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday trumpeted new legislation he hopes will bring people who have been unemployed for an extended period...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims tick back up
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 608 week to week to 68,475, after falling by...
R.I. unemployment claims track back down
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,892 week to week to 67,867, after rising by...
R.I. unemployment rate ticks down to 7.1% in March
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in March was 7.1%, a decline from 7.3% in February but a rise from 4% one...
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