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January 2003

Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2002

Loryn Lancaster, Anne Vogel

State enactments include increase of maximum weekly benefit amounts, establishment of special programs, and implementation of alternative base periods; three Federal bills were enacted that affected the Federal-State unemployment insurance program.

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