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 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.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
More than a third of those went to Medicaid, Social Security and unemployment insurance.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
In March 2020, then-President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package, including direct payments of $1,200 and expanded unemployment insurance, among other measures.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Regional Management provides optional payment and collateral protection insurance, including credit life insurance, accident and health insurance, involuntary unemployment insurance and personal property insurance.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2024
More than a third of those went to Medicaid, Social Security and unemployment insurance.
—Julia Ingram, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
In March 2020, then-President Donald Trump signed into law a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus package, including direct payments of $1,200 and expanded unemployment insurance, among other measures.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Additionally, Regional Management provides optional payment and collateral protection insurance, including credit life insurance, accident and health insurance, involuntary unemployment insurance and personal property insurance.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unemployment insurance
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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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