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Committee hears testimony to make Rhode Island partial-unemployment earnings rule permanent
Summary
A Department of Labor official told the Senate Labor and Gaming Committee that a temporary change allowing partial unemployment claimants to keep more earnings has reduced weeks on benefits; senators voted to hold the bill for a technical subfile.
Senators reviewed testimony supporting a bill to remove the June 30, 2025 sunset on an expanded partial-unemployment earnings disregard that lets some claimants keep more money while working part time.
The bill matters because it would make permanent a change adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic that increases the amount partial unemployment claimants may earn before being disqualified and raises the…
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