Question

Pick a state and check the unemployment compensation laws of that state (choose a different state than your peers). Determine the answers to the following questions:

How do nonprofit organizations, subject to coverage, make payments to the unemployment compensation fund?

Can part-time teachers collect unemployment compensation between school terms?

Can professional athletes receive unemployment compensation?

Are aliens covered by the unemployment compensation law?

1. How do employers protest or appeal benefit determinations and charges against their accounts?
2. Briefly describe how a person's weekly benefit rate and maximum benefit amount are determined.
3. Can an unemployed worker collect additional benefits if he or she has dependents? If so, how much is paid for each dependent?
4. Does the state provide payment of partial benefits?
5. Are benefits payable to a female during pregnancy?
6. Can employers make voluntary contributions to their state unemployment reserve accounts?
7. For what reasons may an unemployed worker be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits?
8. What steps are taken by the state unemployment agency to prevent the improper payment of claims?

Answer 1

State picked- Oregon

1.Oregon is the only state that requires all non-profit organisations to participate in the unemployment program.How ever the law doesn't require non-profits to provide unemployment benefits, they still have an opportunity to.All the non- profit organisations are supposed to pay the unemployment tax.How ever in Oregon,there is are other entities like unemployment services trust which helps them to reduce unemployment costs

2.No.since part time teachers have a contract or reason or written reasonable assurance of payment,they are ineligible to collect unemployment insurance benefits using their educational wages during the school- terms.

3.Benefits are denied to professional athletes on the basis of their athletic wages and other services during the off season.

4.As per the employment compensation law passed by the state legislature employee means any person including aliens, therefore even aliens are covered under it.

5.ln Oregon a denial of employment benefits is not a problem if act quickly.Those who were denied of the benefit can appeal to the office of administrative hearings(OAH). They will get an appeal if they file on time.The appeal will be either by telephone or in person.Then they will have to present their evidence and testimony to Administrative Law Judge,who will determine whether to overturn the determination of the Oregon Employment Department (OED)

6.Weekly benefit will be 1.25% of the total wages in the base of the employee, subject to a weekly minimum of 126 dollar and maximum of 538 dollar.(As per the government website)

7.Number of dependents doesn't hold much significance in the determination of unemployment benefits in Oregon.

8.Yes .Partial unemployment insurance benefits are paid to supplement the worker's reduced wages.

9.The new law in Oregon requires employers to provide their workers with a maximum of 12 weeks Of paid maternity leave.

10. 26 states are permitting such contributions . But Oregon isn't one among them

11.Reasons for disqualification may include

*Didn't enough wages to qualify monetarily.

*Attended school or training which interfered with availability of full time work

*Were incarcerated

*Quit a job with out as good cause.

* unemployment happened as a result of labour dispute.

12 The government has made it clear that if someone makes a false statement or fails to disclose information to get benefits he or she will be prosecuted.lf found guilty the person will be jailed,will be required to pay back the money. Also will have to report upto 52 unpaid penalty weeks.