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://e8dgfhu6pow.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-DLT-140x140.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
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.