Gig Worker Unemployment Now Available
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] The RI Department of Labor and Training is now accepting gig worker unemployment claims, as well as for freelance, and the self employed due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.](https://northamerica.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-DLT-140x140.jpg)
Beginning at 8 a.m. today, freelance, gig, and contractor workers and the self-employed are eligible for unemployment insurance, part of the $2 trillion stimulus passed by Congress in March.
