A worker shortage may be why. At the same time, anyone receiving unemployment benefits will have to look for work, a requirement that was suspended in the spring of as COVID triggered widespread business closures. More: RI seeks tweaks in unemployment policy to get workforce back to work.
The part-time work changes passed the Senate on Tuesday, May 18, and are now headed to the House. The changes are backed by Gov. Dan McKee and have been put on the fast track by Assembly leaders. 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. If you were laid off, lost your job in a reduction-in-force RIF , or got "downsized" for economic reasons, you will meet this requirement.
If you were fired because you lacked the skills to perform the job or simply weren't a good fit, you won't necessarily be barred from receiving benefits.
However, if you were fired for misconduct relating to your job, you will be disqualified from receiving benefits. Under Rhode Island law, misconduct is defined as intentionally disregarding the employer's interests or knowingly violating a reasonable and consistently enforced workplace rule or policy as long as the violation wasn't due to mere incompetence. If you quit your job, you will be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits unless you had good cause.
In general, good cause means that your reason for leaving the position was job-related and was so compelling that you had no other choice than to leave. For example, if you left your job because of dangerous working conditions that your employer refused to remedy, you may be able to collect benefits.
You may also be eligible for benefits if you quit for certain compelling personal reasons, such as to relocate with your spouse, to escape domestic violence, or to care for a family member who is ill or has a disability. To keep collecting unemployment benefits, you must be able to work, available to work, and looking for employment. If you're incarcerated, on vacation, or in school, or you don't have adequate transportation to get to work, you likely won't be considered able and available to work.
In Rhode Island, you must actively search for work on at least three days of each week. You must also make at least three job contact per week, keeping a log of your job contacts and other job search activities.
Your log may be audited at any time. Visiting Network RI's one-stop career center counts for only one work search contact in a week. If you're offered a suitable position, you must accept it. Suitable work is defined by Rhode Island law as work for which you are reasonably fitted, that is a reasonable distance from either your home or your last job, and is not detrimental to your safety, health, or morals.
If you are eligible to receive unemployment, your weekly benefit rate will be 3. Rhode Island also pays a dependents' allowance to claimants with children under the age of 18 or children 18 and over with disabilities.
You may file your claim for unemployment benefits online or by phone. You can find online filing information and telephone contact information at the website of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. After you file, you will receive a monetary determination from the Department, stating the wages reported by your employers during your base period and how much you can expect to receive in benefits. If your unemployment claim is denied , you may file an appeal within 15 days.
You can file your appeal online or by mailing or faxing it to the Central Adjudication Unit. Unemployment is computed and one half of what your weekly pay was at the time of the discharge up to your state's maximum benefit. You will have to verify with your state's unemployment office to see what the highest payout for your state is. For further details refer unemployment benefits article.
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