[20180226]IF10643_失业补偿金（UC）和探亲假.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 26, 2018Unemployment Compensation (UC) and Family LeaveIntroduction In general, unemployed workers who voluntarily exit the workforce for the care of a family memberincluding the birth, adoption, or care of a childwould be ineligible for unemployment compensation (UC) based upon their lack of availability for work. Yet some of these individuals may be eligible for UC benefits once they are available for work. From 2000 until 2004, states had the ability to create a program using UC funds to provide benefits to individuals on leave or otherwise unemployed after the birth or adoption of a child (i.e., to use UC to support workers on parental leave). No state created such a program. Unemployment Compensation The joint federal-state UC program provides income support through UC benefit payments. Although there are broad requirements under federal law regarding UC benefits and financing, the specifics are set out under each states laws. States administer UC benefits with U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) oversight, resulting in 53 different UC programs operated in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The