May 10, 2016 | Unemployment
Did your business receive a state unemployment insurance (SUI) claim? When an employee files an unemployment claim, state agencies where the employee resides will request former employers provide more information. Your business must respond promptly, but the claims...
Aug 10, 2011 | Unemployment
Back in March of this year, the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission overturned a lower ruling and awarded unemployment benefits to an employee that was fired for illegally downloading 800 music files onto her work computer. The Portland Press Herald reported that...
Dec 14, 2010 | Unemployment
Employers in 3 states will be required to pay more in Federal Unemployment for 2010, with potentially an additional 21 states following suit in 2011. Employers with business in Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina will have additional taxes added to their 2010 Federal...
Apr 3, 2009 | Unemployment
The IRS recently published information about the non-taxability of unemployment benefits. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (or Stimulus Bill) has given individuals that are collecting unemployment benefits in 2009, the ability to exclude the first...
Mar 13, 2009 | Unemployment
While reading daily about the jobless claims still rising I can across an article that opened my eyes about the number of claims that have been made. More than 651,000 jobs were cut in February. This added to the unemployment rate which is currently at 8.1%. Here are...
Feb 19, 2009 | Unemployment
Jobless Claims still on the rise, exceeding expectations The US is paying benefits to nearly five million people, who do not have jobs. Unemployed workers who are receiving benefits came to an all time high reaching up to five million at the beginning of February....
