Title IX of the Social Security Act

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Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Title of the Social Security Act
United States federal statute
administeredBy United States Department of Labor
state unemployment insurance agencies
aimsToAddress income insecurity of unemployed workers
mass unemployment
appliesTo private-sector employers subject to federal unemployment tax
authorizes grants to states for administration of unemployment insurance programs
beneficiaries eligible unemployed workers in participating states
benefitCondition involuntary unemployment
satisfaction of state eligibility requirements
branchOfGovernment legislative
codifiedIn 42 U.S. Code
country United States
createsRelationshipBetween federal government and state governments in unemployment insurance
dateEnacted 1935-08-14
enactedAsPartOf New Deal legislation
establishes federal payroll tax on employers to fund unemployment compensation
federal–state cooperative unemployment compensation system
fundingSource employer payroll taxes
historicalContext Great Depression
New Deal era
implementedAtLevel state
implementedThrough state unemployment insurance laws
influencedBy European social insurance models
inForce true
inspired development of modern U.S. unemployment insurance system
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction over unemployment compensation framework
legalArea labor law
social welfare law
unemployment insurance law
levelOfGovernment federal
mechanism tax incentives for states to establish unemployment compensation laws
partOf Social Security Act of 1935
partOfProgram New Deal social welfare reforms
policyGoal economic stabilization during downturns through automatic stabilizers
stabilization of workers’ income during periods of involuntary unemployment
policyType social insurance
purpose to encourage states to create and administer unemployment insurance programs
to establish a federal–state system of unemployment compensation
to provide income support to eligible unemployed workers
relatedTo Federal Unemployment Tax Act
Title III of the Social Security Act
requires state conformity with federal standards for unemployment compensation
sets conditions for federal approval of state unemployment compensation laws
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
typeOfRelief cash benefits

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
relatedStatutoryProvision
Title IX of the Social Security Act ("Title III of the Social Security Act")
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