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Unemployment Benefits

Payments made by a government, state, or other authorized body to people drawing unemployment.

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If you work in NC but live in SC who pays unemployment benefits?

north carolina pays it, your employer pays out so much unemployment insurance a year and it comes out of that.

When can an employer refuse unemployment?

I suppose you mean unemployment compensation. That is administered by the state you live in. The answer is never.

Do taxpayers pay for unemployment compensation?

In the US, the employer pays a payroll tax to the state, which in turn pays unemployment benefits to workers who qualify

In Canada this is funded by the working people of Canada through their mandatory contributions.

Will you lose your NJ unemployment benefits if you decide to attend classes?

New Jersey actually encourages unemployments persons to seek job training. http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/employer/training/Incentives_Training_App.html For links to various state unemployment resources, see: http://click-for.info/unemployment/newjerseyunemployment.html

Can you continue to collect unemployment benefits while you have surgery in Oklahoma?

You do have certain obligations that must be met in order to get and receive unemployment benefits. If those obligations ie employment tries aren't met they can discontinue your benefits. Best ideal is to call the Oklahoma employment office and explain your situation. The worst that can happen is they echo what I have posted here. You are entitled to resume receiving your benefits once you are able to fulfill the obligations.

Do W2's provide us with the amount of earnings paid out for Social Security and unemployment benefits?

Yes. The earnings paid toward Social Security and Medicare (FICA) is shown in boxes 4 and 6 on the right side of your W2. Box 4 says "Social Security Tax Withheld"; box 6 says "Medicare Tax Withheld."

FICA is withheld at a flat rate of 7.65% of the first $106,800 of gross annual wages, and is matched dollar-for-dollar by your employer, for a total of 15.3% of your income. Part of your contribution (6.2%) goes toward Social Security, and part (1.45%) toward Medicare Part A (hospitalization) insurance.

Your employer contributes to your state's Unemployment Insurance. The percentage varies and is shown on the employers' taxes, not the employees'.

How long would you have to work as a temp to quality for unemployment benefits?

Sorry, but you can only collect unemployment benefits if you was hired by a company full time and the company laid you off for no reason. Temps are people who only works at temp agencies or recruiters. They never worked at a company and was never on their payroll so how can they collect. Temps are on-call and only will call the worker if they have work which is occasionally so not qualified.

How do you collect unemployment after you moved from Georgia to New York?

If you had a qualifying work history in Georgia (the "liable" state) they would be the one who pays you. You can either contact the Georgia's employment security office or the New York's (the "agency" state) who would assist you in collecting your benefits from Georgia.

What do you do if you're on unemployment and you go on vacation?

In most states, you have to prove you are able, willing, and actively seeking full time work and report same on at least a weekly basis. If you are on vacation, it would seem you could not comply with those conditions. Check with your state employment security office for clarification.

Can a state agency diagnose medical issues on someone applying for unemployment?

It depends on what you mean by "diagnose medical issues". If you mean medical diagnosis per se, not unless they are a doctor. If you mean whether questions that relate to medical application vs technical unemployment requirements that has nothing to do with treatment, cause of medical problem (unless, of course it may relate to working conditions), etc. then yes they need to deal with those issues.

Are unemployment benefits added to Social Security benefits when you retire?

No. You cannot receive unemployment benefits and retire also. To receive them you must be actively seeking full time employment

How long must an employer pay unemployment benefits in Illlinois for a terminated eemployee?

The employer does not pay unemployment benefits. The employer pays unemployment insurance premiums to the State of lllinois. When the employee is terminated, the employee applies for unemployment benefits with the State of Illinois. The state determines if the employee is eligible for benefits and, if the employee is awarded benefits, those benefits are paid and monitored by the State of Illinois.

What do you have to do to continue collecting unemployment?

Follow the instructions you were given when you first applied. claim your weeks as required, make the necessary job contacts per week. pretty simple. See the Related Link below.

What happens to the balance left at the exhaustion of an unemployment claim?

Because all employment benefits are paid from a state unemployment fund, the balance is reserved for any remaining claims.

Do you have to pay back unemployment in Pennsylvania if found to be disabled?

If prior to the disability you worked while on unemployment and did not report it, yes, you will need to pay back the over-payments! If you worked while on unemployment while also receiving disability benefits, the government can reduce your disability checks until the over-payments are paid back.

If receiving unemployment, and reported any employment earnings, then became disabled, no, you will not need to pay back any money.


If receiving unemployment, and you did not report any employment earnings, then you became disabled, yes you will not need to pay back any money to unemployment.


This is pretty standard for any State.

Can you collect unemployment if you are accused of abuse?

Yes, normally your rite to a benefit exists because of your employment condition. Your behavior relative to the law will not affect that rite. However if you are fond guilty you may be fined (which means you will have your unemployment taken off you until the fine is paid) or imprisoned (in which case you will lose your benefit while in prison because you are not available for work).

Can a teacher collect unemployment benefits if they choose to resign vs being terminated in NYS?

It really all depends on your union contract language. In southern CA, in my specific school district, we can get receive unemployment benefits even if you resigned. Contact your personnell office or the union president. They should have an answer! It really all depends on your union's contract language. In southern CA, in my specific school district, we can receive unemployment benefits even if we resign. Contact your personnell office or the union president. They should have an answer!

Can you collect unemployment if you have a prn job?

Don't do it, if you end up with only one day a week and you quit unemployment will stop your benefit because you quit. Unemployment considers it acceptable work.

Are unemployment benefits taxable in Kentucky?

Yes, it is taxable in Kentucky. You can opt to have the federal tax with held before you receive the check, but not the state tax. This is very unfortunate because at tax time you will owe state tax and if you are unemployed and have not set aside any money for this (like who could if unemployed?) then you will owe the state. Not very smart on the State's part.

Can you get unemployment if you were self employed and did not pay yourslef And have closed your business.?

In most states you cannot collect unemployment if you were self-employed. It is advised one check for specific unemployment laws within their state.

How do you write a letter to appeal an HOA fine?

Read your governing documents to identify the process written there, to present your appeal for the violation for which you are being fined.

Can you collect unemployment benefits after getting laid off from a job but you are also self employed?

No, you get unemployment from your present job.

Another answer:

Under some circumstances you can. For example, if you were employed in the last job a very short time, some states allow reaching back to the former job, especially if you had filed unemployment regarding them and you were still in your "benefit year" (normally 52 weeks after filing your claim). Other issues come into play so you have to check with the employment office in the state where you work.

Why there is seasonal unemployment in agriculture sector in India?

Crops only grow at certain times of the year. When they're not growing, there isn't a whole lot for agricultural workers to do.