Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
COVID-19 UI filings show signs of slowing
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 223 on Sunday, to 167,904, the R.I. Department of Labor said Monday. The increase was the...
DLT to increase reach-out efforts due to lawsuit over frozen benefits
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is taking interim action to notify and review unemployment insurance benefit payments that have been...
COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims rise another 458
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 related Unemployment Insurance filings increased by 458 Wednesday to total 166,003, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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COVID-19 UI filings rise to 165.5K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance initial filings increased by 590 on Tuesday, to 165,545, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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COVID-19 unemployment claims rise by 517
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 517 on Monday, to 164,955, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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R.I. COVID-19 UI filings increase by 361
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 361 on Thursday, to 163,173, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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DLT: R.I. insurance trust fund down $138M, borrowing inevitable
PROVIDENCE – As state unemployment claims continue to rise, the money available to pay out benefits is going down.
The state’s insurance trust fund had...
DLT: Hospitality, food jobs hardest hit by COVID-19 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The three industries in Rhode Island hardest hit by unemployment claims during the COVID-19 crisis are accommodation and food services, health care...
Coronavirus-related unemployment claims continue to rise in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings related to COVID-19 pandemic rose by 364 Wednesday to 162,812, according to data from the R.I. Department of Labor...
ACLU sues R.I. over frozen unemployment benefits
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a class-action lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Labor and Training in...
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