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I would assume OP is referring to unemployment benefits.

Do you know where I can learn more about this? I’ve never heard of a rule like that before

I'm guessing that being laid off twice in a year means they didn't have enough time/wages at the second job to re-qualify for unemployment.

seeing we asked the same, simultaneously, i'm deleting my question.

The ruling class. In the contemporary US, this constitutes the owners of capital; not as a whole but as an aggregate of their competitive behavior.

Every policy is a choice. The questions always are who benefits, and who are harmed?