A long-term, but part-time, employee was permanently laid off with two weeks’ notice and received severance pay as per our policy. If he receives unemployment benefits, will the company be charged back for all of his benefits, or else receive a “break” for the amount of severance paid?
Severance pay paid under a policy or agreement has no effect on unemployment benefits, so it will not reduce the employer’s chargeback amount. The company will be charged back with its share of whatever benefits are paid to the laid-off employee. The percentage of chargeback will be the same as its share of the wages paid to the employee during the base period of the claim. Q: We terminated an employee for cause. We do not believe she deserves UI benefits. What do we need in order to prove our case? A: At a minimum, your company will need to prove that the claimant was fired for a specific incident of misconduct connected with the work (a final incident) and that she either knew or should have known she would be fired for such a reason (usually shown with a final warning or a clear written policy warning of discharge for a particular type of problem). Q: Right after her one-year anniversary with my company, one of my employees told me that she is unhappy here and has already started lo
