§ 28-44-7. Partial unemployment benefits.

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RI Code › Title 28 › Chapter 28-44 › Section 28-44-7

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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.

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