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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The Old North State boasts the No. 3 ranking for corporate taxes and No. 7 for unemployment insurance.
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David Beasley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
Plus, disaster jobless benefits are available to many types of workers who don’t qualify for state unemployment insurance, such as gig workers, farmers and the self-employed.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The loan-outs are required to withhold California income and payroll taxes on compensation paid to their shareholder/employees, including unemployment insurance taxes.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The state overpaid unemployment insurance by $430 million during the pandemic according to a recent U.S. Department of Labor review, and reporting by the Minnesota Reformer and others has revealed ties between possible fraud at autism centers and defendants in the Feeding Our Future case.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
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David Beasley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
Plus, disaster jobless benefits are available to many types of workers who don’t qualify for state unemployment insurance, such as gig workers, farmers and the self-employed.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
The loan-outs are required to withhold California income and payroll taxes on compensation paid to their shareholder/employees, including unemployment insurance taxes.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The state overpaid unemployment insurance by $430 million during the pandemic according to a recent U.S. Department of Labor review, and reporting by the Minnesota Reformer and others has revealed ties between possible fraud at autism centers and defendants in the Feeding Our Future case.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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