Does The Employer Pay For Unemployment Benefits?

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Who Pays For The Funds Dispersed For Unemployment Benefits?
Unemployment benefits are provided by a special jointly run fund provided by federal and state payroll taxes called the Unemployment Insurance program. No part of an employee’s actual paycheck goes directly into this unemployment fund (unlike social security) but is instead indirectly funded by employers through a special unemployment insurance tax that they pay. Almost all employers are required to pay unemployment insurance tax to help fund this public service. Unlike worker’s compensation, the employer does not pay unemployment benefits to laid off employees directly, but payments are instead issued by the responsible state agency as needed. Even if an employer goes out of business, unemployment benefits can still be distributed out to the company’s now unemployed workers because funds are socially subsidized by other active employers who pay into this pool of shared funds. When you are out of work for whatever reason, it’s in your own interest to apply for unemployment benefits as soon as possible. Even if you refuse to file for it, you should know that you are still indirectly paying for this socialized governmental service.

If I should receive un employment benefits how much money does that cost the employer?

Can an employee that is having surgery and expected to be out 4-6 months draw unemployment in Texas?  The claim is not related to workmans comp.

I did some calculations for my company in washington, and it turns out the company pays almost the same amount as the benefits you receive for unemployment, they just pay it over a 4 year period. 

Basically you get a multiplier from employment security based on your past 4 years of benefits from unemployment given to past employees vs. Total taxable wages.  When your percentage of unemployment benefits goes up so does your multiplier.  You then apply that multiplier to your wages and thats what you pay that year.  But after plugging in some sample benefits vs. Wages, I discover the employer is basically paying the same amount as the unemployment claim, and for larger claims and more claims, the amount the company pays tends to be more than the claims, it like you are paying interest. 

Sorry if this was too in depth, but the answer is Yes, indirectly over time they do pay for the benefits.

Yes all employers pay for unemployment insurance and in some states the employee also pays a little of it. Even some self-employed persons pay taxes for their own UI benefits.

In Texas they don't want to increase the employers taxes for unemployment insurance which is at $27 per employee per week. By not doing this they don't want to accept the new stimulus bill funds (ARRA) for the EB program unemployment benefits for 13 more weeks to those who will run out of EUC 08 benefits soon. Texas thinks if they change the EB program laws the employer will have to pay $38 per week per employee. This is not correct, the EB program unemployment benefits are paid 100% by the Feds and the state can sunset the law so it will not affect the employers increase to pay those UI taxes.

Yes

I'm on unemployment and may have surgery and will be unable to job search for 6-8 weeks. Can I resume my unemployment benefits when I am able to job search again?

If I work for an individual and my employer is taking out taxes, does this mean my employer should be paying unemployment insurance?