1.0North Carolina Justice Centerhttps://www.ncjustice.orgAndrea Dreierhttps://www.ncjustice.org/author/adreier/Repairing Our Broken Unemployment Insurance Systemrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JrkoxuegOE"><a href="https://www.ncjustice.org/projects/workers-rights-project/better-wages-and-benefits/unemployment-insurance/">Repairing Our Broken Unemployment Insurance System</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ncjustice.org/projects/workers-rights-project/better-wages-and-benefits/unemployment-insurance/embed/#?secret=JrkoxuegOE" width="600" height="338" title="“Repairing Our Broken Unemployment Insurance System” — North Carolina Justice Center" data-secret="JrkoxuegOE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.ncjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WRP-Stock-Worker-1024x683.jpg1024683As North Carolina enters a period of economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be imperative for the state to make significant adjustments and improvements to its unemployment insurance (UI) system in order to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands out of work across the state.