unemployment insurance
noun
: social insurance against involuntary unemployment that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to unemployed workers
also
: unemployment compensation
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Ending strikes sooner would ultimately alleviate unemployment insurance costs, Gonzalez Fletcher said, because workers who are not on strike but lose their jobs as a result of the stoppage do receive state payments.
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Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
By 1970, 26 grape grower corporations signed contracts with United Farm Workers, resulting in better wages, working conditions, unemployment insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
About 3,000 unemployment insurance claimants who were wrongly accused of fraud by Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency and then had money and other assets seized will each receive an average of $1,600 in a settlement in a class-action lawsuit, if a judge approves the deal later this month.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
Today only New York and California, plus the Virgin Islands, still owe money for unemployment insurance loans.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Wisconsin unemployment fund ranks 30th The balance of the state's unemployment insurance fund dropped by $871.5 million in June 2021 as the state dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The chamber’s list of targets includes another unemployment insurance measure, Senate Bill 1434, which would raise taxes on employers to beef up the unemployment fund, although the extent of the increase is not yet specified.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Up to 100% of your federal tax refunds can also be seized to pay federal non-tax debts, child support, state income tax, and unemployment insurance debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Chisholm’s historic congressional victory During her nearly four years in the assembly, Chisholm established a political agenda, advocating for causes such as unemployment insurance for domestic workers and access to higher education for low-income students.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
By 1970, 26 grape grower corporations signed contracts with United Farm Workers, resulting in better wages, working conditions, unemployment insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
About 3,000 unemployment insurance claimants who were wrongly accused of fraud by Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency and then had money and other assets seized will each receive an average of $1,600 in a settlement in a class-action lawsuit, if a judge approves the deal later this month.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2024
Today only New York and California, plus the Virgin Islands, still owe money for unemployment insurance loans.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Wisconsin unemployment fund ranks 30th The balance of the state's unemployment insurance fund dropped by $871.5 million in June 2021 as the state dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The chamber’s list of targets includes another unemployment insurance measure, Senate Bill 1434, which would raise taxes on employers to beef up the unemployment fund, although the extent of the increase is not yet specified.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Up to 100% of your federal tax refunds can also be seized to pay federal non-tax debts, child support, state income tax, and unemployment insurance debts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Chisholm’s historic congressional victory During her nearly four years in the assembly, Chisholm established a political agenda, advocating for causes such as unemployment insurance for domestic workers and access to higher education for low-income students.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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