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R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-44-7 (2026)

Partial unemployment benefits

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1994–1996 · leading case: Brouillette v. Dep't of Emp. & Training Bd. of Review, 677 A.2d 1344 (R.I. 1996).
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Brouillette v. Dep't of Emp. & Training Bd. of Review, 677 A.2d 1344 (R.I. 1996). · cites it 3× “In a report issued on October 31, 1994, the master found that the board had erred in disqualifying BrouiUette from receiving prior unemployment benefits, which were reduced by the amount she had earned as a per-diem substitute teacher pursuant to § 28-44-7, during the school…”
Delicato v. Bd. of Review, 643 A.2d 216 (R.I. 1994). · cites it 2× “They allege that the denial of partial benefits is a misapplication of § 28-44-68, and they cite § 28-44-7 to support their claim. That section provides for partial benefits to be paid to “an individual partially unemployed and eligible in any week.”
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