Unemployment Insurance: Need To Reduce Unequal Treatment of Claimants and Improve Benefit Payment Controls and Tax Collections
HRD-78-1
Published: Apr 05, 1978. Publicly Released: Apr 05, 1978.
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Unemployment insurance primarily provides temporary protection for qualified workers who lose jobs until they can either be rehired or find new employment. Although federal involvement has increased, program administration varies among jurisdictions, resulting in unequal treatment of claimants and in substantial costs to the unemployment insurance program.
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Eligibility criteriastate relationsOverpaymentsTax administrationTaxesUnemployment insuranceTax collectionUnemployment compensation programsUnemployment insurance benefitsWorkers