unemployment compensation
noun
: compensation paid at regular intervals (as by a government agency) to an unemployed worker and especially one who has been laid off
called also unemployment benefit
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That rule applies to wages and overtime, but not unemployment compensation.
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Scott Bauer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Those with income from unemployment compensation, Social Security benefits and income interest less than or equal to $1,500 may also be eligible to use Direct File in this year’s pilot phase.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
Curiously, or maybe not, the agency did not contest the unemployment compensation claims.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
Other portions were allocated to the expansion of broadband internet access, water and sewer projects, the state’s unemployment compensation trust fund, hospitals and nursing homes, and other purposes.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022
The pilot will cover W-2 wage income, Social Security and railroad retirement income, unemployment compensation, interest of $1,500 or less, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Credit for Other Dependents.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
Along with state unemployment tax systems, the FUTA tax provides money for paying unemployment compensation to workers.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2023
Johnson faces a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of five years and/or up to a $5,000 fine on the unemployment compensation fraud charge.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2023
The American Rescue Plan of 2021, which became law in March 2021, excluded up to $10,200 in 2020 unemployment compensation from taxable income.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 9 Jan. 2023
Scott Bauer, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Those with income from unemployment compensation, Social Security benefits and income interest less than or equal to $1,500 may also be eligible to use Direct File in this year’s pilot phase.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
Curiously, or maybe not, the agency did not contest the unemployment compensation claims.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024
Other portions were allocated to the expansion of broadband internet access, water and sewer projects, the state’s unemployment compensation trust fund, hospitals and nursing homes, and other purposes.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022
The pilot will cover W-2 wage income, Social Security and railroad retirement income, unemployment compensation, interest of $1,500 or less, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Credit for Other Dependents.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
Along with state unemployment tax systems, the FUTA tax provides money for paying unemployment compensation to workers.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2023
Johnson faces a minimum of one year in prison and a maximum of five years and/or up to a $5,000 fine on the unemployment compensation fraud charge.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2023
The American Rescue Plan of 2021, which became law in March 2021, excluded up to $10,200 in 2020 unemployment compensation from taxable income.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Unemployment compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20compensation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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