{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-44-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-44-9","heading":"Duration of benefits.","body":"The total amount of benefits payable during a benefit year to any eligible individual whose benefit year begins on or after October 1, 1989, but prior to July 1, 2012, shall be an amount equal to thirty-six percent (36%) of the individual’s total wages for employment by employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title during his or her base period; provided, that the total amount of benefits payable during a benefit year to any eligible individual whose benefit year begins on or after July 1, 2012, shall be an amount equal to thirty-three percent (33%) of the individual’s total wages for employment by employers subject to chapters 42 — 44 of this title during his or her base period; provided, that no individual shall be paid total benefits in any benefit year that exceed twenty-six (26) times his or her weekly benefit rate. Dependents’ allowances to which he or she might be entitled under § 28-44-6 shall be in addition to the total benefits. If the total amount of benefits is not an exact multiple of one dollar ($1.00), then it shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1.00).","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 44 Employment Security — Benefits"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-44/28-44-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:02Z","sha256":"2c3fd877b2e0695a6278e35e4daddc4b8a5f78edc26568db5e50f81a752d7bd7","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-44-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-44-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}