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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-13. - Appeals to the board of review.

§ 28-43-13. Appeals to the board of review.
In the event that any application for refund or credit is denied, the director shall notify the applicant in writing of that decision. Unless the applicant, within fifteen (15) days after the notice of denial has been mailed to the applicant’s last known address, files an appeal in writing with the board of review setting forth the grounds for that appeal, the denial shall be final. If an appeal is duly filed, the board of review shall then set a time and place to give the appellant an opportunity to show cause as to why the decision of the director should be changed. Following that hearing, the board of review shall, as promptly as possible, notify the appellant and the director of its decision on the application. That decision shall become final unless the appellant or the director files an appeal to the sixth division of the district court in accordance with the provisions of §§ 28-44-51 — 28-44-55.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 10; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2275, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-14; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-13; P.L. 1958, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 140, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-14. - Appeals to the board of review on other matters.

§ 28-43-14. Appeals to the board of review on other matters.
Any employer or person aggrieved by any decision of fact or law by the director with reference to its or his or her status as an employer or as to whether services performed for it or him or her constitutes employment, or as to any other matter for which an appeal is not otherwise provided in chapters 42 — 44 of this title, may, within fifteen (15) days after notice of that decision has been mailed or otherwise delivered to it or him or her, appeal to the board of review, in writing, stating the grounds upon which that appeal is taken. Unless an appeal is duly filed within the time limit, the decision of the director shall be final. If any appeal is duly filed, the board of review shall then set a time and place to give the appellant an opportunity to show cause as to why the decision of the director should be changed. Following that hearing, the board of review shall, as promptly as possible, notify the appellant and the director of its decision on the appeal. That decision shall become final unless the appellant or the director files an appeal to the courts in accordance with the provisions of §§ 28-44-51 — 28-44-55.
History of Section.
P.L. 1964, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-15. - Interest on delinquent payments.

§ 28-43-15. Interest on delinquent payments.
Employers who or that fail to make payment of contributions as required by chapters 42 — 44 of this title or by the regulations adopted as prescribed shall be liable to the employment security interest fund for interest on the outstanding balance of those delinquent payments at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month from the date the payment became due until paid.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 14; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-15; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 12; P.L. 1978, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 26, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 282, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-16. - Priority of contributions in bankruptcy or judicial distribution of assets.

§ 28-43-16. Priority of contributions in bankruptcy or judicial distribution of assets.
In the event of any distribution of an employer’s assets pursuant to an order of any court under the laws of this state, including any receivership, assignment for benefit of creditors, adjudicated insolvency, composition, or similar proceeding, contribution payments then or subsequently due shall have the same priority given to wage claims of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) to each claimant, earned within six (6) months of the commencement of the proceeding. In the event of an employer’s adjudication in bankruptcy, judicially confirmed extension proposal, or composition under the federal Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., contributions then or subsequently due shall be entitled to the priority as is provided in 11 U.S.C. § 507.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 14; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-16; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-17. - Determination of contributions without report by employer.

§ 28-43-17. Determination of contributions without report by employer.
If an employer for any reporting period fails to make any report used for the purpose of determining the amount of contributions payable under chapters 42 — 44 of this title at the time and in the manner required by the regulations adopted as prescribed or if those reports when filed are incorrect or insufficient, and the employer fails to file a corrected or sufficient report within twenty (20) days after the director has required the correction by written notice, the director shall determine on the basis of that information as the director may be able to obtain, the amount of contributions due from the employer, and the director shall give written notice to the employer of the amount of contributions so determined. That determination shall finally and irrevocably fix the amount of contributions due unless the employer shall, within twenty (20) days after the giving of that notice, apply to the board of review for a hearing, or unless the director on his or her own volition reduces the amount.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-18. - Civil action to recover contributions.

§ 28-43-18. Civil action to recover contributions.
If any employer fails to make any payment of contributions or interest on them at the time and in the manner required by the regulations adopted as prescribed, the amount of contributions due shall be collected by civil action. All civil actions shall be instituted in the name of the director, and he or she shall be exempt from giving any surety for costs. Civil actions brought under this section to collect contributions or interest on them shall be heard by the court having jurisdiction at the earliest possible date, and shall be entitled to preference upon the calendar of the court over all other civil actions, except petitions for a judicial review under chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 14; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-18; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 38.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-19. - Representation of director in civil actions.

§ 28-43-19. Representation of director in civil actions.
In any civil action brought to enforce the provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, the director may be represented by any qualified attorney whom the director has designated and employed for this purpose, or at the director’s request, by the attorney general.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 11; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-20. - Contributions as debt to state — Lien on real estate.

§ 28-43-20. Contributions as debt to state — Lien on real estate.
(a)
The amount of any contributions, interest, and penalties imposed upon any employer under the provisions of this chapter shall be a debt due from that employer to the state; shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts; and shall until collected constitute a lien upon all the real property of that employer located in this state. That lien shall take precedence over any other lien or encumbrance on that property except as subsequently provided. The director may file a notice of that tax lien with the records of land evidence for the city or town where that property is located and it shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds or the city or town clerk having custody of those records to receive, file, and index that notice under the name of the employer. Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this section to the contrary, the lien imposed by this section shall not be valid with respect to property in any city or town as against any bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, or lessee whose interest in that real property appears of record in the city or town prior to the time of filing of the notice of tax lien in that city or town.
(b)
The notice of the filed tax lien shall be in writing; shall contain the name and last known address of the employer; and shall state that the employer is indebted to the state of Rhode Island under this chapter for which the director claims a lien. That notice need not describe the employer’s property, or specify the amount of taxes owed, or the period of time covered by the delinquency. When a notice is filed in a city or town by the director, it shall, unless sooner discharged or released, also apply to property in the same city or town subsequently acquired by the employer during a period of six (6) years from the date of filing, and that filing need not be repeated for each successive delinquency of the employer. The notice shall expire six (6) years from the date of filing unless renewed by again filing a notice on or before that expiration date. The director shall discharge or release the notice of lien when the employer is no longer delinquent in the payment of any contributions, interest, or penalties, whether incurred prior or subsequent to the date of filing of the notice, or upon request, following the expiration of the statutory lien period, as set forth in this subsection.
(c)
For the filing of a notice of lien or for its discharge, the recorder of deeds or the city or town clerk shall be paid out of any money appropriated for expenses, a fee of four dollars ($4.00) for a completed entry.
(d)
The authority granted to the director to file a notice of lien shall not be held to repeal or amend in any other respect the provisions of § 28-42-38.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-20; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-21. - Notice of transfer of business — Contributions due immediately.

§ 28-43-21. Notice of transfer of business — Contributions due immediately.
The sale or transfer by any employer other than receivers, assignees under a voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors, trustees in bankruptcy, or public officers acting under judicial process, of the major part in value of the assets of that employer otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade and the regular and usual prosecution of that employer’s business shall be fraudulent and void as against the state, unless that employer, at least five (5) days before the sale or transfer, notifies the director of the proposed sale or transfer and of the price, terms, and conditions of the sale and of the character and location of those assets. Whenever that employer makes the sale or transfer, all contributions imposed by this chapter shall be paid at the time when the director is notified, or, if he or she is not notified, at the time when he or she should have been notified.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-21; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-22. - Collection powers — Surety bond to pay.

§ 28-43-22. Collection powers — Surety bond to pay.
(a)
The director shall have for the collection of contributions imposed by this chapter all powers as are prescribed for collection of contributions in this title. The director may require any employer subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter to file with the director a bond, issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, in any amount that the director may fix, to secure the payment of the contributions, penalties, and interest due or that may become due from that employer.
(b)(1)
The director may require the employer to deposit with the general treasurer a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the director in an amount to be determined by the director, but not greater than an amount equal to double the amount of the estimated tax that would normally be due from the employer each month under this chapter, but in no case shall the deposit be less than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)
Where an employer who or that has deposited a bond with the general treasurer under subsection (b)(1) of this section has failed to collect or remit contributions in accordance with this chapter, the director may, upon giving written notice to the employer by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond in whole or in part to the amount that should have been collected, remitted, or paid by the employer.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 14; P.L. 1956, ch. 3665, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-22; P.L. 1958, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-23. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-43-23. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 4; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 2, § 9; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2275, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-42-23; Repealed by P.L. 1985, ch. 280, § 4, effective June 19, 1985.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-24. - Contributions payable by governmental entities.

§ 28-43-24. Contributions payable by governmental entities.
(a)
In lieu of contributions required by employers under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, a governmental entity as defined in § 28-42-3 may elect to pay to the director for the employment security fund an amount equal to the amount of regular benefits and of one-half (½) of the extended benefits paid that are attributable to service in the employ of the governmental entity for weeks of unemployment that begin during the effective period of that election in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-29; provided, that for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 1979, governmental entities that have elected reimbursement shall be responsible for reimbursing the fund for the full amount of extended benefits that are attributable to service in the employ of that governmental entity.
(b)
If a governmental entity elects to reimburse the fund, reimbursement payments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-30 and the allocation of benefit costs shall be made in accordance with provisions of § 28-43-31.
(c)
If a governmental entity does not elect to reimburse the fund, it shall be required to pay contributions as provided in chapters 42 — 44 of this title.
History of Section.
G.L.1938, ch. 284, § 23; P.L. 1955, ch. 3428, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-43-24; P.L. 1961, ch. 57, § 2; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 8; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 13; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 91.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-28. - Waiver of contributions and interest under one dollar.

§ 28-43-28. Waiver of contributions and interest under one dollar.
If the total amount due to the department of labor and training from an employer in contributions and/or interest for any period is less than one dollar ($1.00), that amount shall not be assessed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 28-43-28; P.L. 1958, ch. 182, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-31. - Allocation of benefit costs — Reimbursable employers.

§ 28-43-31. Allocation of benefit costs — Reimbursable employers.
(a)
Each employer who or that is liable for payments in lieu of contributions in accordance with § 28-43-29 shall pay to the director for the fund the full amount of regular benefits paid plus the full amount of extended benefits paid, less any federal payments to the state under § 204 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, that are attributable to service in the employ of that employer; provided, that for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after January 1, 1979, governmental entities that are liable for reimbursement shall be responsible for reimbursing the fund for the full amount of extended benefits so paid.
(b)
Each employer who or that is liable for payments in lieu of contributions in accordance with § 28-43-29 shall make payments to the director that shall include, but not be limited to, benefits paid but denied on appeal or benefits paid in error that cannot be properly charged against another employer either reimbursable or contributory; provided, that if the benefits that were paid in error are subsequently repaid, those amounts shall be credited to the employer’s account after repayment is actually received by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 19; P.L. 1991, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 91; P.L. 2014, ch. 179, § 2; P.L. 2014, ch. 203, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-32. - Group accounts.

§ 28-43-32. Group accounts.
Two (2) or more employers who or that have become liable for payments in lieu of contributions, in accordance with the provisions of § 28-43-29, may file a joint application to the director for the establishment of a group account for the purpose of sharing the cost of benefits paid that are attributable to service in the employ of those employers. Each application shall identify and authorize a group representative to act as the group’s agent for the purposes of this section. Upon approval of the application, the director shall establish a group account for those employers effective as of the beginning of the calendar quarter in which he or she receives the application and shall notify the group’s representative of the effective date of the account. That account shall remain in effect for not less than two (2) tax years and subsequently until terminated at the discretion of the director or upon application by the group. Upon establishment of the account, each member of the group shall be liable for payments in lieu of contributions with respect to each calendar quarter in the amount that bears the same ratio to the total benefits paid in that quarter that are attributable to service performed in the employ of all members of the group as the total wages paid for service in employment by that member in that quarter bear to the total wages paid during that quarter for service performed in the employ of all members of the group. The director shall prescribe any regulations as deemed necessary with respect to applications for establishment, maintenance, and termination of group accounts that are authorized by this section, for addition of new members to, and withdrawal of active members from, those accounts, and for the determination of the amounts that are payable under this section by members of the group and the time and manner of those payments.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-33. - Transition provisions.

§ 28-43-33. Transition provisions.
Notwithstanding any provisions in §§ 28-43-29 and 28-43-30, any nonprofit organization or group of organizations not required to be covered pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 3309(a)(1) prior to January 1, 1978, and that prior to October 20, 1976, paid contributions required by the provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title, and pursuant to § 28-43-29, elects within thirty (30) days after January 1, 1978 to make payments in lieu of contributions, shall not be required to make any payments on account of any regular or extended benefits paid on the basis of wages paid by that organization to individuals for weeks of unemployment that begin on or after the effective date of that election until the total amount of those benefits equals the amount of the positive balance in the experience rating account of that organization or group of organizations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-43 - Employment Security — Contributions › Section 28-43-34. - Repayment — Federal advances.

§ 28-43-34. Repayment — Federal advances.
(a)
If at any time the amount in the employment security fund exceeds the amount of any outstanding balance of this state due to the federal unemployment account in the unemployment trust fund, the governor may, upon recommendation of the director, in accordance with federal law and regulations in effect, cause to be paid from the employment security fund an amount equal to the outstanding balance to the federal unemployment account.
(b)
If on June 30, 1985, or on any subsequent June 30, the amount in the employment security fund exceeds the amount of any outstanding balance of this state due to the federal unemployment account in the unemployment trust fund, the governor shall, in accordance with federal law and regulations then in effect, cause to be paid from the employment security fund an amount equal to the outstanding balance to the federal unemployment account; provided, that the remaining balance in the unemployment security fund after that payment will equal or exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of benefits estimated by the director to be paid in the next succeeding twelve (12) months.
(c)
In any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 1983, the governor may, upon recommendation of the director, cause to be paid from the employment security fund to the federal unemployment account, any amount or amounts if, in accordance with federal laws and regulations then in effect, the governor deems that payment to be in the best interest of this state.
(d)
The governor may delegate his or her authority to make voluntary repayments of Title XII advances from the account of the State of Rhode Island in the unemployment trust fund to the federal unemployment account to the director in accordance with the provisions of Section 1202 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. § 1322]. The director may make voluntary repayments as he or she deems necessary, provided that upon making such a voluntary repayment, the director shall notify the governor, the speaker of the house, the senate president, the chair of the house finance committee, and the chair of the senate finance committee of the action taken.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 108, § 7; P.L. 1983, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 8, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-1. - Source and manner of payment of benefits — Services covered by federal law.

§ 28-44-1. Source and manner of payment of benefits — Services covered by federal law.
Benefits shall be payable from the fund and shall be paid through employment offices, or any other agencies that the director may designate, and the federal Social Security Administration may approve, in accordance with any regulations adopted as prescribed. No individual shall have or assert any right to benefits under the employment security law of this state with respect to wages paid for services, as defined in § 28-42-8(5) irrespective of when those services were performed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 6; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2811, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-2. - Payment day on holiday.

§ 28-44-2. Payment day on holiday.
Whenever the day for payment of weekly benefit under this chapter falls upon a holiday, that weekly payment shall be made on either the day immediately preceding or the day immediately following that holiday.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1949, ch. 2327, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-3. - Wages considered in computing benefits.

§ 28-44-3. Wages considered in computing benefits.
Notwithstanding any provisions of chapters 42 — 44 of this title to the contrary, “wages” as used in the phrase “wages for employment from employers” means, with reference to the benefit provisions of those chapters, only those wages that are paid subsequent to the date upon which the employing unit, by whom those wages were paid, has satisfied the conditions of § 28-42-3(16) with respect to becoming an employer subject to those chapters.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3420, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-3; P.L. 1971, ch. 94, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-3.1. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-44-3.1. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 92, § 21; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 28; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 15, effective July 5, 1995.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-4. - Inclusion of unpaid wages.

§ 28-44-4. Inclusion of unpaid wages.
Wages earned by an employee for employment from employers that remain unpaid because the assets of the employer for whom that employment was rendered are in the custody or control of an assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, trustee, or any other fiduciary appointed by or under the control of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall, for all purposes of §§ 28-44-1, 28-44-3, 28-44-6, and 28-44-11, be deemed to be and shall be treated as though those wages had been paid to that employee during the calendar year within which those wages were earned.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-4; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 92.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-5. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-44-5. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1192, § 1; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2835, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3427, § 1; P.L. 1958, ch. 215, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 323, § 19, effective July 5, 1995.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-7. - Partial unemployment benefits.

§ 28-44-7. Partial unemployment benefits.
For weeks beginning on or after July 1, 1983, an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid sufficient benefits with respect to that week, so that the individual’s week’s wages, rounded to the next higher multiple of one dollar ($1.00), as defined in § 28-42-3(26), and the individual’s benefits combined will equal in amount the weekly benefit rate to which the individual would be entitled if totally unemployed in that week. For weeks beginning on or after May 23, 2021, through June 30, 2025, an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid benefits in an amount equal to the weekly benefit rate to which the individual would be entitled if totally unemployed in that week less any wages earned in that week, as defined in § 28-42-3(26), and the individual’s benefits combined may not exceed in amount one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the individual’s weekly benefit rate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 6; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2539, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2833, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-7; P.L. 1983, ch. 63, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 17, § 2, effective May 21, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 18, § 2, effective May 21, 2021; P.L. 2022, ch. 117, § 2, effective June 21, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 118, § 2, effective June 21, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 146, § 2, effective June 20, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 147, § 2, effective June 20, 2023.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-8. - Lag day benefits.

§ 28-44-8. Lag day benefits.
For weeks beginning on or after July 1, 1983, an individual who has been totally unemployed and in receipt of benefits for two (2) or more successive weeks and returns to work prior to the end of the week following that period of two (2) or more successive weeks shall be entitled to one-fifth (⅕) of his or her benefit rate for each lag day of unemployment prior to the first day of his or her initial employment during that first week of reemployment, the resulting total benefits rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00); provided, that benefit payments may be made only for those days of unemployment on which work is ordinarily performed in the occupation in the establishment in which the individual is reemployed. No individual shall in any case be entitled to more than four-fifths (⅘) of his or her benefit rate, rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00), for that week.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1950, ch. 2539, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2833, § 1; P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-8; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 63, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 93, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-9. - Duration of benefits.

§ 28-44-9. Duration of benefits.
The total amount of benefits payable during a benefit year to any eligible individual whose benefit year begins on or after October 1, 1989, but prior to July 1, 2012, shall be an amount equal to thirty-six percent (36%) of the individual’s total wages for employment by employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title during his or her base period; provided, that the total amount of benefits payable during a benefit year to any eligible individual whose benefit year begins on or after July 1, 2012, shall be an amount equal to thirty-three percent (33%) of the individual’s total wages for employment by employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title during his or her base period; provided, that no individual shall be paid total benefits in any benefit year that exceed twenty-six (26) times his or her weekly benefit rate. Dependents’ allowances to which he or she might be entitled under § 28-44-6 shall be in addition to the total benefits. If the total amount of benefits is not an exact multiple of one dollar ($1.00), then it shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 6; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 3; P.L. 1947, ch. 1923, art. 1, § 2; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-9; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 173, § 4; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 4, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-10. - Termination of benefit year.

§ 28-44-10. Termination of benefit year.
Notwithstanding any provision of chapters 42 — 44 of this title to the contrary, if the benefit year of an individual terminates prior to the end of a week in which he or she is totally or partially unemployed and eligible and his or her benefit credits for that benefit year have not been exhausted, then that individual shall be entitled to receive for that week from those benefit credits the full amount of benefits that he or she would have received if his or her benefit year had not so terminated; provided, that this shall in no manner affect the establishment of a new base period and benefit year in accordance with §§ 28-42-3(3) and 28-42-3(7).
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 6; P.L. 1955, ch. 3426, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-11. - Earnings requirement for benefits.

§ 28-44-11. Earnings requirement for benefits.
(a)
An individual shall be deemed eligible for benefits for any given week of his or her unemployment only if he or she has within the base period immediately preceding the benefit year in which that week of unemployment occurs earned wages amounting to at least twenty (20) times the minimum hourly wage as defined in chapter 12 of this title in each of at least twenty (20) weeks, or, in the alternative, in an amount equal to three (3) times the total minimum amount required; provided, that this section as amended by P.L. 1976, ch. 297, § 1 applies only to those individuals whose benefit years begin on or after July 4, 1976, and prior to October 1, 1989.
(b)(1)
In order to be deemed eligible for benefits an individual whose benefit year begins on or after October 1, 1989:
(i)
Must have been paid wages in any one calendar quarter of the base period that are at least two hundred (200) times the minimum hourly wage as defined in chapter 12 of this title, and must have been paid wages in the base period amounting to at least one and one-half (1
1
/
2
) times the wages paid to the individual in that calendar quarter of the base period in which the individual’s wages were highest; provided, that the minimum amount of total base period wages paid to the individual must be at least four hundred (400) times the minimum hourly wage as defined in chapter 12 of this title. The base period wages must have been paid to the individual for performing services in employment for one or more employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title; or
(ii)
Must have been paid wages in the base period for performing services in employment for one or more employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title amounting to at least three (3) times the total minimum amount required in subsection (b)(1)(i) of this section.
(2)
Notwithstanding any of the above, no otherwise eligible individual who has received benefits in a preceding benefit year shall be eligible to receive benefits in a succeeding benefit year unless the individual, subsequent to the beginning of the preceding benefit year, has earned wages for performing services in employment for one or more employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title amounting to at least eighty (80) times the minimum hourly wage as defined in chapter 12 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 4; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2835, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-11; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 21, art. 2, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 173, § 5; P.L. 1991, ch. 92, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 186, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-12. - Availability and registration for work.

§ 28-44-12. Availability and registration for work.
(a)
An individual shall not be eligible for benefits for any week of his or her partial or total unemployment unless during that week he or she is physically able to work full-time and be available for full-time work. To prove availability for work, every individual partially or totally unemployed shall register for work and shall:
(1)
File a claim for benefits within any time limits, with any frequency, and in any manner, in person or in writing, as the director may prescribe;
(2)
Respond whenever duly called for work through the employment office; and
(3)
Make an active, independent search for suitable, full-time work.
(b)
If an unemployed individual has been determined to be likely to exhaust regular benefits and to need reemployment services pursuant to a profiling system established by the director, the individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the individual participates in reemployment services, such as job search assistance services, unless the director determines that:
(1)
The individual has completed those services; or
(2)
There is justifiable cause for the individual’s failure to participate in those services.
(c)
No individual shall be eligible for any benefits for any week in which he or she fails, without good cause, to comply with the requirements as set forth above.
(d)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary, individuals with a definite return-to-work date that is within twelve (12) weeks of their last day of physical work, as certified by their employer on the employer separation notice provided to the department, shall be exempt from the work search requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3).
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-12; P.L. 1973, ch. 180, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 113, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 209, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-13. - Report of wages received.

§ 28-44-13. Report of wages received.
In claiming benefits under this chapter an employee shall, during each week of his or her unemployment, correctly report any wages received by him or her during that week and shall make those reports in accordance with the regulations adopted as prescribed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-14. - Waiting period.

§ 28-44-14. Waiting period.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the waiting period of any individual shall be either:
(1)
Seven (7) consecutive days, commencing with the Sunday of the week in which the claimant filed a claim for benefits, during which that individual is totally unemployed due to lack of work; or
(2)
Seven (7) consecutive days, commencing with the Sunday of the week in which the claimant filed a claim for benefits, during which that individual is employed less than full time due to lack of work and during which he or she has earned remuneration for services performed in an amount less than his or her weekly benefit rate; provided, that no waiting period credit can be given in either case if a disqualification has been imposed with respect to the whole or any portion of that seven-day (7) period under § 28-44-12 or §§ 28-44-16 — 28-44-21.
(b)
No waiting period shall be given to any individual unless he or she has filed a valid claim in accordance with regulations adopted as prescribed.
(c)
Benefits shall be payable to an eligible individual only for those weeks of his or her unemployment within a benefit year that occur subsequent to one waiting period, which shall be served at any time during the benefit year.
(d)
No period of total or partial unemployment shall be counted towards an individual’s required waiting period if, with respect to any portion of that period of unemployment, benefits have been paid under the employment security or temporary disability insurance acts of any other state or of any similar acts of any foreign government, or if benefits have been paid under the temporary disability insurance act of this state or under any similar acts of the United States.
(e)
In the event that an individual’s unemployment is due to a natural disaster or state of emergency, there shall be no waiting period.
(f)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no waiting period shall be in effect from the date of enactment of this article through June 30, 2009.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 811, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2535, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3425, § 1; P.L. 1956, ch. 3658, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1958 (s.s.), ch. 215, § 2; P.L. 1961, ch. 98, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 299, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 93, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 5, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-15. - [Repealed.]

§ 28-44-15. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1956, ch. 3658, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-15; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 87, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-16. - Labor disputes.

§ 28-44-16. Labor disputes.
(a)
An individual shall not be entitled to benefits if he or she became unemployed because of a strike or other industrial controversy in the establishment in which he or she was employed. This section shall not apply if it is shown to the satisfaction of the director that the claimant is not a member of the organization or group responsible for the labor dispute and is not participating in or financing or in any way directly interested in the labor dispute.
(b) Lockouts.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), an individual shall be entitled to benefits if his or her unemployment is the result of his or her employer’s withholding of employment for the purpose of resisting collective bargaining demands or gaining collective bargaining concessions, unless:
(1)
The claimant’s employer is a member of a multi-employer collective bargaining group and the lockout is in response to a strike at another member of that multi-employer collective bargaining group; or
(2)
The claimant’s employer establishes to the satisfaction of the director that it has offered to the labor organization representing the claimant an extension of then existing wages, hours, and working conditions, including enforceable no strike and no lockout prohibitions, for up to three (3) days and the lockout is in response to the labor organization’s refusal to execute the extension.
(c)
If the unemployment continues more than one week following the conclusion of a labor dispute, an individual who is otherwise eligible under the terms of this chapter shall be entitled to benefits.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3206, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3620, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-16; P.L. 1984, ch. 142, art. 1, § 1; P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 450, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 194, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-17.1. - Voluntary leaving as protection from domestic abuse.

§ 28-44-17.1. Voluntary leaving as protection from domestic abuse.
(a)
An individual shall be eligible for waiting period credit or benefits if that individual voluntarily leaves work due to circumstances directly resulting from domestic abuse, as defined in chapter 8.1 of title 8, and the individual:
(1)
Reasonably fears future domestic abuse at or on route to or from the individual’s place of employment;
(2)
Wishes to relocate to another geographic area in order to avoid future domestic abuse against the individual or the individual’s family; or
(3)
Reasonably believes that leaving work is necessary for the future safety of the individual or the individual’s family.
(b)
When determining whether an individual has experienced domestic abuse for the purpose of employment benefits, the department of labor and training shall require that the individual provide documentation of domestic abuse, including, but not limited to, police or court records or other documentation of domestic abuse from a shelter worker, attorney, member of the clergy, or medical or other professional from whom the individual has sought assistance.
(c)
All documentation of evidence shall be kept confidential unless consent for disclosure is given by the individual.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 340, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 28 - Labor and Labor Relations › Chapter 28-44 - Employment Security — Benefits › Section 28-44-19. - Receipt of compensation.

§ 28-44-19. Receipt of compensation.
(a)
An individual shall be disqualified from receiving benefits for any week of his or her unemployment occurring within any period with respect to which that individual is currently receiving, or has received, remuneration in the form of:
(1)
Compensation for temporary partial disability under a workers’ compensation law of any state or under a similar law of the United States; or
(2)
Benefits under an unemployment compensation law of any state or of the United States.
(b)
If the remuneration designated in subsection (a) of this section is less than the benefits that would otherwise be due under chapters 42 — 44 of this title, he or she shall be entitled to receive for that week, if otherwise eligible, benefits reduced by the amount of that remuneration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1936, ch. 2333, § 7; P.L. 1937, ch. 2556, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 284, § 7; P.L. 1939, ch. 670, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 812, § 5; P.L. 1949, ch. 2175, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2205, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-44-19.