Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
Syndaver provides high school students technological edge in nursing
Her name is Joy. She is the quiet type.
Joy is 5 feet 2 inches tall. That’s not to say she stands 5-foot-2, because she...
Rhode Island champions innovation
The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium was recently awarded an “Other Transaction Agreement” for undersea and maritime technology prototyping from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center,...
DLT: Unemployment Insurance benefits increase first time in 7 years
PROVIDENCE – New maximum weekly benefit amounts for Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance were announced Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and...
DLT reminds employers paid sick and safe time leave takes effect...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is reminding companies that the Healthy Safe Families and Workplaces Act takes effect July 1,...
Gubernatorial candidates differ on lowering tax burden
Most comparative surveys find Rhode Islanders are overtaxed, and most of the candidates running for the governor’s office this year – including the incumbent...
Treasury Department approves R.I.’s 25 census tracts for opportunity-zone program
In mid-April, R.I. Commerce Corp. identified 25 low-income census tracts across 15 cities and towns in Rhode Island as opportunity zones, including Bristol’s tract...
Unemployment rate falls to 4.4 percent, first decline in 2 months
PROVIDENCE – Breaking a two-month streak at 4.5 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 in May, according...
DLT: R.I. 2017 median hourly wage was $19.45 per hour
PROVIDENCE – The median hourly wage for Rhode Islanders in May 2017 was $19.45 per hour, according to the latest Occupational Employment Statistics survey...
There’s a cost to preserving history. Is R.I. willing to pay...
Rhode Island’s state archives, which include pre-1650 artifacts, have sat in nondescript commercial office space in a Providence flood zone, lacking proper preservation technology,...
Five Questions With: Karen Mellen
Karen Mellen began her health care career in radiology. She quickly developed a passion for teaching science and pursued a bachelor’s degree in health...
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