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Excluded Worker Programs

UI Policy Hub reference guide for state advocates to support efforts that will strengthen the economic security of workers and their families.

Model Legislation

Model State Legislation: Good Cause Quits

A UI Policy Hub reference guide for state advocates to implement policy recommendations from our good cause quits policy advocacy brief.

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Policy & Data Brief

Fair Chance Hiring for Employers Policy Briefs

NELP’s eight-part “Fair Chance Hiring for Employers” series of policy briefs comprehensively explores the steps employers can take toward fair chance hiring.

Policy & Data Brief

Good Cause Quits

Sometimes workers have to quit their job to relocate to protect themselves from domestic violence, to care for a loved one or to leave an unsafe workplace.

Policy & Data Brief

Benefit Duration

A UI Policy Hub reference guide for state advocates to support efforts to extend the maximum duration of unemployment benefits.

Policy & Data Brief

Dependent Allowance

Unemployment insurance (UI) benefits are meant to enable workers and their families to meet their needs while searching for work.

Policy & Data Brief

Overpayments and Waivers

When workers receive unemployment insurance benefits, they spend it on basic necessities. This can hurt workers if the state asks them to pay it back.

Policy & Data Brief

Benefit Amounts

Unemployment insurance (UI) is designed to alleviate the economic hardship of losing a job by providing income to workers while they seek new employment.

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