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Pandemic unemployment fraud grows another $9M July 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — There have now been almost $54 million in fraudulent unemployment claims in Rhode Island during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials say. The latest total is about $9 million more than in May, with even more victims coming forward in the past month, according to WJAR-TV. State Department of Labor and Training Director Matt Weldon said that doesn’t necessarily mean the claims were filed during that time span, just that they are coming to light now. The agency has managed to get back...

State lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation that will allow people to work more hours while still collecting unemployment.

Here is what you need to know: How much can I work and still collect unemployment in Rhode Island? Current state law cuts off jobless benefits once anyone makes in wages at least as much as they would receive in their weekly state benefit. The proposal from the Department of Labor and Training and bills from Sen. Maryellen Goodwin and Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee, would allow a worker to make 150% of their weekly benefit before being cut off.  And it would raise the threshold at which earnings are deducted from weekly benefits, from 20% to 50%. So, let's say someone laid off from their rest...

PHOTO: File Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has made his political bones being the voice for Rhode Island’s small businesses, but the alliance is beginning to fray. Last week, David Levesque, the owner of the Brewed Awakening chain and leader of a large group of Rhode Island restaurants, alleged that McKee is refusing to support the group’s legislation that would push workers off unemployment and back to work. “We worked hard trying to get this bill passed so we could get people off unemployment. The Governor is not going to support our bill, he made this very clear,” Levesque wrote i...

Thursday, May 06, 2021   View Larger + David Levesque, the owner of the Brewed Awakening chain and leader of a large group of Rhode Island restaurants, has alleged that Governor Dan McKee is refusing to support the group’s legislation that would push workers off unemployment and back to work. “We worked hard trying to get this bill passed so we could get people off unemployment. The Governor is not going to support our bill, he made this very clear,” Levesque wrote in an email to approximately 30 restaurant owners. The restaurant group has been negotiating for weeks with the McKee admi...