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Insurance against loss of earnings during the time that an able-bodied worker is involuntarily unemployed.
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unemployment insurance — n: a social insurance program that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to involuntarily unemployed workers Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. unemployment insurance … Law dictionary
unemployment insurance — ➔ insurance * * * unemployment insurance UK US noun [U] ► US GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION(Cf. ↑unemployment compensation) ► INSURANCE a type of insurance … Financial and business terms
unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed. [1920 25] * * * Form of social insurance designed to compensate workers for short term, involuntary unemployment. It was created … Universalium
Unemployment Insurance — A source of income for workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Workers who quit or are fired are generally not eligible for unemployment insurance. Workers who are self employed are also not eligible to receive… … Investment dictionary
unemployment insurance — A form of social security, under state statutes complementary to the Federal Social Security Act, which provides for the payment of benefits to unemployed persons, subject to terms and conditions. 48 Am J1st Soc Sec § 10. Compulsory, state… … Ballentine's law dictionary
unemployment insurance — noun : insurance (as provided by state laws adopted pursuant to the Federal Social Security Act) against loss of earnings by payments for a limited period during which a worker is involuntarily unemployed * * * a government program that provides… … Useful english dictionary
unemployment insurance — noun Date: 1923 social insurance against involuntary unemployment that provides unemployment compensation for a limited period to unemployed workers; also unemployment compensation … New Collegiate Dictionary
unemployment insurance — see unemployment compensation1, 2, 5 * * * see unemployment compensation 1,2,5 … Combinatory dictionary
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 — Effective (Various dates for different provisions) Citations Public Law Public Law 111 312 Stat … Wikipedia
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act — A federal statute which sets up a comprehensive plan for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits to persons defined in the act as employees of railroads, and other specified employees engaged in or intimately connected with carriage by… … Ballentine's law dictionary
