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un·em·ploy·ment compensation n: compensation paid at regular intervals (as by a state agency) to an unemployed worker and esp. one who has been laid off – called also unemployment benefit;
◇ Unemployment compensation is usu. a fixed percentage of the former wages of an unemployed worker.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
2005.
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Insurance benefits paid by the state or federal government to individuals who are involuntarily out of work in order to provide them with necessities, such as food, clothing, and shelter.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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