Unemployment insurance : issues, challenges and perspectives / Arlette Bolk, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Unemployment insurance (UI) is a federal-state system and mandatory AJC partner. UI benefits are available to workers who have involuntarily lost their jobs and have demonstrated a required level of labor force attachement. UI provides weekly cash payments to replace a portion of eligible worker's earnings, up to a statewide maximum. Eligibility and benefit levels vary by state, though most states offer up to 26 weeks of state-financed (UI) benefits through each state's Unemployment Compensation (UC) program. Certain economic conditions may extend the duration of UI benefits through the permanent Extended Benefit (EB) program."--Back cover.

Preface -- Chapter 1. Unemployment Insurance: Actions Needed to Ensure Consistent Reporting of Overpayments and Claimants' Compliance with Work Search Requirements / United States Government Accountability Office -- Chapter 2. Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress / Julie M. Whittacker and Katelin P. Isaacs -- Chapter 3. Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 114th Congress / Julie M. Whittaker and Katelin P. Isaacs -- Chapter 4. Unemployment and Employment Programs Available to Workers Affected by Disasters / Benjamin Collins [and 3 others] -- Chapter 5. Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments in States' Ability to Drug Test Unemployment Compensation Applicants and Beneficiaries / Julie M. Whittaker -- Chapter 6. The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States / Julie M. Whittaker -- Chapter 7. Programs Available to Unemployed workers through the American Job Center Network / Benjamin Collins, David H. Bradley and Katelin P. Isaacs -- Index.

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