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Group seeks more jobs, faster processing of claims for benefits

6:16 PM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

A group of unemployed workers met with officials of the state Department of Labor and Training on Monday mainly to seek more help in obtaining jobs and faster processing of claims for unemployment benefits. The two-hour meeting, at the agency's......

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 Tags  George Wiley Center   Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training   unemploymenat benefits   unemployment rates  

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Update: Atty. Gen. Lynch looks at worker classification at FedEx

7:00 AM Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch has formed a working group with officials from seven other states to make sure that FedEx Corp., based in Memphis, Tenn., follows state laws involving the proper classification of workers. The group sent a letter......

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 Tags  Attorney General Patrick Lynch   FedEx   independent contractors   Teamsters   worker classification  

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Misclassifying R.I. workers costs state money, panel finds

2:57 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

Employee misclassification is a serious problem in Rhode Island, leaving workers vulnerable, denying the state significant revenues, and harming legitimate business owners who play by the rules. Those are some of the findings issued today by a legislative panel, called......

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 Tags  classification   General Assembly   independent contractors  

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MoneyLine: Lots of tax changes proposed for Rhode Island

9:00 AM Thu, Jun 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Neil Downing MoneyLine Columnist The House Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a ton of changes to Rhode Island's tax laws. Chances are that some will affect you. True, they're still just proposals, and they've cleared only one hurdle so......

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 Tags  House Finance Committee   MoneyLine   Rhode Island taxes  

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Providence area's economy among the worst, study finds

12:01 AM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

The economy of the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metropolitan area was among the 20 weakest-performing in the nation as of March 31, according to a study scheduled to be issued on Wednesday by the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization......

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 Tags  Brookings Institution   economy   Providence metro area  

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Rhode Island tax revenues down 14 percent

6:33 PM Tue, Jun 16, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

Revenue that Rhode collects from taxes, fees, lottery games and other sources fell by 14 percent over the last 11 months - a further sign of the state's weakened economy amid a global recession. The decline is worse than the......

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 Tags  General Assembly   Governor Carcieri   Rhode Island Department of Revenue   Rhode Island tax revenue  

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TDI benefits are going up

5:06 PM Mon, Jun 15, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training is increasing the maximum weekly benefit under the state's Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) program. The maximum TDI benefit for someone without dependents will be $694 a week, up from $671 now, an......

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 Tags  benefits   Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training   TDI   Temporary Disability Insurance  

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