He's not. The employer is the one who pays the state unemployment taxes.
Alaska , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania
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.
The "liable state", South Carolina in this case, is who pays your benefits because that was where you worked and your employer paid the unemployment taxes.
Generally, unemployment benefits are paid by the state in which you worked. If you live in Connecticut and work in New York you most likely collect unemployment benefits from the state of New York.
Probably not.Another answer:Only the "liable state" (the one where your employer pays its unemployment taxes to) is the one you receive your unemployment compensation from.
Yes, you would file in New Jersey because it is the "liable state" that collected your employer's taxes to pay for your benefits.
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.
Whichever state the employer pays its unemployment taxes to is the"liable" state. If you WORK in Georgia, as well as live there, it probably is Georgia. In any event, both states are probably involved in the interstate unemployment benefits program where you can apply to either and they would work it out between themselves.
Based on the information on page 5, ii, of the Related Link below, your concern seems to be one of the exceptions on quitting that is allowed. To be safe, check with the unemployment office in your state to verify it, though. Because Louisiana is the "liable state" (the one your employer paid his unemployment taxes to) it would be the state to file in.
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. You can file in Pennsylvania, as the "agent state", but it is New York that Pennsylvania would contact in your behalf.
First, some states allow you to collect unemployment if you have to move because your spouse relocates, in which case it would be from the state you moved FROM (the "liable state"). Secondly, you could not collect from the state you move to because that state did not collect unemployment taxes from your former employer (hence, not the "liable state")
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.