RI Department of Labor and Training Unemployment Insurance Information for Employers

For Employers:


	The RI Department of Labor and Training’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Division provides benefits to eligible unemployed and partially employed workers who have performed services for Rhode Island employers who are registered with the RI Division of Taxation’s Employer Tax Section. With few exceptions, employers of one or more workers in Rhode Island are subject to the Employment Security and the Temporary Disability Insurance Acts. Click here for information on Rhode Island's 2012 UI Tax Law Changes
	Individuals applying for UI benefits must meet monetary and non-monetary requirements in order to receive benefits. They must be unemployed through no fault of their own, meet certain earnings requirements in order to qualify, as well as be able to work, available for work and actively seeking work during each week they request benefits. UI is funded 100% by employer contributions to the fund. Nonprofit organizations exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, Indian tribes and governmental organizations, have the option of paying taxes quarterly, or reimbursing the Employment Security Fund for the benefits paid to their former employees. Employers may appeal a UI decision allowing a former employee to collect unemployment benefits. Decisions may be appealed over the internet at https://www.uiinfo.state.ri.us/riuiweb2/AppealDecision.aspx or by mail at the following address: RI Dept. of Labor and Training Unemployment Insurance Service Center Appeal Unit 1511 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
	Other services for employers include:

> Mass Filing
> Trade Adjustment Assistance
> Workshare
> Business Services
> Required Employer Posters

> Rapid Response
> Change of Address
> Report a New Hire
> UI Tax Forms
> Employer Handbook

- Employers can post their job orders and search through
potenetial candidate résumés by registereing on EmployRI
Click here for instructions on how to register.

Employers with unemployment insurance questions may call (401) 243-9137. You cannot file a UI claim from this number.


	RI Department of Labor and Training Center General Complex 1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920	Phone: (401) 462-8400 Fax (401) 462-8666 TTY via RI Relay: 711 1/4/12 MDF
	DLT is an equal opportunity employer/program - auxiliary aids and services available upon request