unemployment insurance

noun

: social insurance against involuntary unemployment that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to unemployed workers

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The Old North State boasts the No. 3 ranking for corporate taxes and No. 7 for unemployment insurance. 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 See all Example Sentences for unemployment insurance 

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unemployment insurance was in 1923

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“Unemployment insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unemployment%20insurance. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

unemployment insurance

noun
: a social insurance program that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to involuntarily unemployed workers

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