No. Under Title 6. Contribution to Fund. Sec. 570 - Payment of Contributions, 6. It states that no contributions shall be made from employee remunerations (which means the employer is solely responsible for the funding). See Related Link below for more details.
Yes, taxes come out of everything!
Under the Interstate Unemployment Agreement provisions you could file in either, but preferably in New York since it is the "liable state" which collected the unemployment taxes from your employer.
Answer:You file for unemployment from the "liable state" which collects the unemployment insurance from the employer you worked for. In this case, the "liable state" is New York. If you work 18 months only in New York, but live outside the state, you MUST file with New York. If you worked in 2 or more states, you can file in any of them, or even combine your earnings from several employers. See the Related Link below for more details.
Yes you will report the unemployment payment amount that you received on your New York income tax return and could owe some taxes on the amount of UI received as a resident of NY.
Erie, New York (Buffalo's county) and all the other county unemployment offices locations for New York state are in the Related Link below
Yes, you can visit your local New York unemployment office and apply for your benefits. You can find your local NY office by searching the site at the Related Link.
WARN is a federal regulation. The WARN act money is considered back pay. Receiving back pay WILL disqualify you from receiving unemployment. Anything after 60 days is considered regular severance and can be received in addition to unemployment.
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Yes, New York is part of the interstate claims network.
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Religious nonprofits have the option to not pay unemployment. If they choose not to pay then the employee cannot collect unemployment. If they do pay unemployment to the state then the employee can collect. Nonreligious organizations do have to pay unemployment, but they can pay the state one of two ways. As a state tax rated employer (same as a for profit company) or as a direct reimbursurer. Referenced from www.chooseust.com
You can file in either state. Vermont is the "liable" state, who would pay the benefits, however, New York, if filed there would be your "agent" state and assist you in getting your benefits from Vermont.