My husband is working for a restaurant that is going out of business. I told him he should apply for unemployment benefits while looking for a new job. His boss told him that if he applies for benefits, they will have to pay it out of pocket (The state will pay my husband, and the state will send a bill to the previous employer). I was under the impression that the employer pays some type of unemployment insurance premium to the state for such purposes.
Anyhow, if they will have to pay it out of pocket, we'd rather not apply at all, since the owners are bankrupt after closing the restaurant down. But if it's just a claim on their insurance, it seems like it would make sense to apply for benefits until he can line up new work.
So, who pays for unemployment benefits?
2006-07-29
15:09:18
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Valerie L
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