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I'm confused by unemployment. Doesn't the company essentially pay it? The employee also gets taxed when their paycheck is deducted for unemployment insurance ev

I'm confused by unemployment. Doesn't the company essentially pay it? The employee also gets taxed when their paycheck is deducted for unemployment insurance every month. Did they get this money back if they never use it? We know the state gov is involved somehow, because they extended programs, but how? I can't figure out if it is the company, yourself or the state, or a mix of all three involved in unemployment. And does it make sense to use the state you physically live in or the state where the company is? I think with remote work and different states offering different amounts, this can all be gamed for maximum benefits.

paulcole 5y ago
Think about it in the sense of where you earned the money. If you live in Washington but physically work in Oregon, you’re earning money (and paying income tax) in Oregon. You’re only eligible to apply for unemployment in states where you worked and meet the eligibility criteria. So in that case, no matter what bonuses WA is offering, you only paid into the OR system so that’s the one you’re eligible for. There’s no “shopping around” because (for the most part) you’re only working in and paying into the system of a single state. This link might help: https://www.cbpp.org/research/introduction-to-unemployment-insurance https://www.cbpp.org/research/introduction-to-unemployment-i...