Rhode Island H7440 allows unemployment benefits for workers on strike or locked out due to labor disputes.

Rhode Island H7440 amends the state's Employment Security law to allow unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or locked out by their employer due to a labor dispute. This change applies if the worker is not a member of the organization or group responsible for the labor dispute and is not participating in or financing the dispute. The bill also allows benefits for workers whose unemployment results from employer lockouts resisting collective bargaining demands. The act takes effect upon passage.

Rhode Island H7440 allows unemployment benefits for workers on strike or locked out due to labor disputes.

Rhode Island H7440 amends the state's Employment Security law to allow unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or locked out by their employer due to a labor dispute. This change applies if the worker is not a member of the organization or group responsible for the labor dispute and is not participating in or financing the dispute. The bill also allows benefits for workers whose unemployment results from employer lockouts resisting collective bargaining demands. The act takes effect upon passage.