Who needs an unemployment insurance account, TDI withholding, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Rhode Island?
Issued by Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Employer Tax Unit; Rhode Island New Hire Reporting Directory (Office of Child Support Services), at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island table lists this for every kind of business.
Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, with no small employer exemption; sole owners and partners are exempt themselves, and going uninsured can cost $1,000 a day. Report each new hire or rehire within 14 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Employer Tax Unit; Rhode Island New Hire Reporting Directory (Office of Child Support Services).
Sources and dates
Department of Labor and Training 2026 unemployment and TDI rate release; Employer Tax Unit pages; R.I. Gen. Laws 28-29-6 and 15-24-2. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Yes. Register with the Employer Tax Unit when you hire.
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Employer Tax Unit; Rhode Island New Hire Reporting Directory (Office of Child Support Services).
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment insurance account in Rhode Island?
