Rhode Island § 28-44-7 § 28-44-7. Partial unemployment benefits.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 28-44-7 — § 28-44-7. Partial unemployment benefits.

Rhode Island § 28-44-7

Title 28Labor and Labor Relations

Ch. 28-44Employment Security â€” Benefits

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-44-7 (2026).

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§ 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, 2026, an individual partially
            unemployed and eligible in any week shall be paid benefits in an a

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§ 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, 2026, 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.

Legislative History

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; P.L. 2025, ch. 236, § 2, effective June 26, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 296, § 2, effective June 26, 2025.