Brass is made of copper and zinc. Bronze is made of copper and tin. These are nickel-free and beautiful all by themselves. Bare metals or oxidized metals are nickel-free, and beautiful to wear. Modern-day brass is not produced with lead, although it never hurts to ask.
Jobless Claims. DEFINITION of 'Jobless Claims'. The number of people who are filing or have filed to receive unemployment insurance benefits, as reported weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.
A Combined-Wage Claim (CWC) is a claim that combines your base period wages when you have worked in more than one state. The CWC is established in the state where you apply for unemployment benefits. A CWC can be used to help you to qualify for benefits or to increase your benefit amount.The claim can be established in only one of the states where you worked. The state benefit amounts and eligibility requirements vary between the states.enefit Year is the yearlong period your Unemployment Benefits claim will be in effect. Once your benefit year is in effect, the beginning and ending dates of the benefit year may not be changed. Your benefit year remains in effect for the specified period even if your claim changes in some way.