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RI DLT director on potentially fraudulent unemployment claims: ‘We are freezing all of them’

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In R.I. Director of Labor and Training (DLT) Scott Jensen’s bi-weekly interview with 12 News at 4, he said they are freezing all unemployment accounts with fraudulent ...
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RI DLT to launch new phone queue, online status checker for unemployment claims

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) ─ While the number of unemployment claims continues to trend downward, Matt Weldon, the acting director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT), tells 12 News ...
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ACLU sues Rhode Island DLT for unemployment benefit issues

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit against the Rhode Island Department Wednesday for not giving people warning or reason for stopping their unemployment benefits. In the ...
Yahoo

Here's why the ACLU is suing the RI labor department over facial-recognition technology

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training has no plans to use facial-recognition technology in any of its programs. The department’s director, Matthew Weldon, made that statement Tuesday after ...
The Boston Globe

R.I. Labor Dept. hits Fall River company with ‘historic’ wage theft penalty, asks attorney general to investigate

PROVIDENCE — The state Department of Labor and Training has fined a Fall River company $869,000 for wage theft, misclassifying employees, and falsifying payroll on three public works projects in Rhode ...