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January 1983

Unemployment insurance laws: legislative revisions in 1982

Diana Runner

In a move to ease effects of high unemployment, a new Federal program temporarily extends the duration of jobless benefits beyond the maximum of 39 weeks; the new benefits vary from 6 to 10 weeks, depending on the State.

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