Unemployment Compensation

Definition of "Unemployment compensation"

Wilma Rochelle McFadden real estate agent

Written by

Wilma Rochelle McFaddenelite badge icon

Keller Willams

Money paid through state and federal programs to workers who are temporarily unemployed. The program, which was created by the social security act of 1935, is managed by the individual states, which decide the level of benefits that will be paid and assess a payroll tax on employers to pay for the program. Employers may pay more or less tax depending on the stability of their workforces. Weekly benefits vary widely among the states.

image of a real estate dictionary page

Have a question or comment?

We're here to help.

*** Your email address will remain confidential.
 

 

Popular Insurance Terms

Payments awarded by a court in a liability suit. Money damages can be broken down into compensatory and punitive. Compensatory damages reimburse a plaintiff for expenses incurred for such ...

Classification of occupations according to the degree of risk inherent in that occupation. ...

Provision in a life insurance policy that if an insured dies within a given period of time, the beneficiary receives the face value of the policy plus its cash value. ...

Termination of a plan. Under federal tax law, a plan can only be terminated for reasons of business necessity. Otherwise, prior employer tax deductible contributions under the plan are ...

Contract sold by insurance companies that pays a monthly (quarterly, semiannual, or annual) income benefit for the life of a person (the annuitant). The annuitant can never outlive the ...

Reserves required by state regulators. Because regulators must assure that an insurance company remains solvent and that it can pay future claims, they set conservative standards for ...

Coverage for personal property of a manufacturer on an all risks basis when that property is off the manufacturer's premises. ...

The cancellation provision clause appears in an insurance policy to leave a door open for the insurance company or insured to cancel a policy. This type of cancellation applies in instances ...

Death from other than accidental means. ...

Popular Insurance Questions