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unemployment insurance
noun
a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of unemployment insurance1
Example Sentences
In a letter to his brother, Ike wrote: “Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.”
One well-publicized example: The ongoing saga of massive fraud in the state’s unemployment insurance system administered by the Employment Development Department.
Turner also allegedly applied for unemployment insurance benefits from the California Employment Development Department in August 2020 and again this January, according to the complaint.
How to apply: You can apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits online through myEDD and then select UI for unemployment insurance.
"Without impartial data on poverty rates, the government wouldn't be able to efficiently allocate money to fight poverty; the same applies to unemployment insurance programs based on local unemployment rates, or apportionment of congressional seats based on census data, or any number of other functions."
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