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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Foster woman is accused of stealing 132 checks worth $115,252.72 while working for the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, according to the Rhode Island State Police. A state police ...

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training says Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance Call Centers will be closed Wednesday due to the winter storm. Individuals may still ...

CRANSTON -- The state Department of Labor and Training is taking steps to alert people applying for unemployment benefits if their payments are being placed on hold. The move comes in response to a ...

Rhode Island's unemployment rate has dipped under 10 percent for the first time since February 2009 under revised labor statistics released Thursday by the state. The Department of Labor and Training ...

PROVIDENCE — The state’s Department of Labor and Training will not use facial recognition technology to process unemployment claims, its director told the Globe Tuesday. The ACLU of Rhode Island had ...