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Attention: Customers attempting to certify for partial payments may be unable to complete the payment process through TeleServe, due to a technical problem. If you are experiencing difficulty certifying for partial payments, please contact the unemployment insurance call center at 401-243-9100, and a staff member will assist you. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have the problem resolved soon. To file a claim by telephone, please call (401) 243-9100 during the call center business hours listed below: You may email questions about adjudications to uihelp@dlt.ri.gov. Please place “Adjudication” in the email subject line. Hearing impaired customers may call our TDD line at (401) 243-9149. Changes to TeleServe hours Starting on June 15th, Teleserve will be available all day Sunday, and Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. However, between 6:45 pm and 9 p.m. Teleserve will be unavailable so that the Department of Information Technology can conduct daily system processing.
New customers may now file a claim online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for all Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance programs at https://uiclaims.state.ri.us/RI-ICS/Intro/Index.aspx?AC=yes. To check the status of your claim, click Access Account Information. You will need your BYE (Benefit Year Ending), Social Security number and PIN number to check your status. Update for Thursday, Aug. 6th: Currently, DLT staff members are processing online applications for the week ending August 8th . The average turn-around time for UI claims filed online is five days.If you have returned to work any time since you last collected unemployment insurance, you cannot use TeleServe until you either refile your claim or file a new claim. Both filing and refilling can be accomplished by contacting the UI Call Center during business hours or by entering the appropriate data through our internet filing system. Currently, the department oversees three separate unemployment insurance programs: regular Unemployment Insurance, Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation and State Extended Benefits. Eligibility requirements for each program are different, and must be determined on a case-by-case basis. |
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