Submitted by taxpayer (not verified) on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 11:48am.
As an employee, you pay nothing into the unemployment fund. That cost is born solely by the employer...not you. Have you ever seen a deduction from your paycheck for unemployment? No you haven't. Provided you are a W-2 employee, you pay Federal, State, and FICA taxes...not unemployment taxes. So to say you're entitled because you pay in...is false.
Unemployment is not earned...
As an employee, you pay nothing into the unemployment fund. That cost is born solely by the employer...not you. Have you ever seen a deduction from your paycheck for unemployment? No you haven't. Provided you are a W-2 employee, you pay Federal, State, and FICA taxes...not unemployment taxes. So to say you're entitled because you pay in...is false.