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Terms Used In Iowa Code 96.2

  • Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Iowa Code 96.1A
  • Department: means the department of workforce development created in section 84A. See Iowa Code 96.1A
  • employment: means service, including service in interstate commerce, performed for wages or under any contract of hire, written or oral, expressed or implied. See Iowa Code 96.1A
  • State: includes , in addition to the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. See Iowa Code 96.1A
 As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment negatively impacts the health, morals, and welfare of the people of Iowa. These undesirable consequences can be reduced by encouraging employers to provide more stable employment and by the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment to provide benefits for periods of unemployment. This chapter provides for payment of benefits to workers unemployed through no fault of their own. The policy herein is intended to encourage stabilization in employment, to provide for integrated employment and training services in support of state economic development programs, and to provide meaningful job training and employment opportunities for the unemployed, underemployed, economically disadvantaged, dislocated workers, and others with substantial barriers to employment. To further this public policy, the state, through its department of workforce development, will maintain close coordination among all federal, state, and local agencies whose missions affect the employment or employability of the unemployed and underemployed.