Why would someone file an unemployment appeal?

[bcla]

Nobody has mentioned the benefit to a company. Unemployment insurance premiums are dependent on claims paid out. That's definitely an incentive to fight it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/b...oyment-premiums-in-a-time-of-joblessness.html

With the economy stalled and the official unemployment rate hovering stubbornly around 9 percent, many small businesses are struggling to understand how unemployment insurance premiums are determined. The system is anything but simple and it varies by state, but it can be mastered and managed. Above all, owners should know that the more unemployment claims a company generates, the more it has to pay into the system.​

 

[NFLDERS]

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[cabanafrau]

Nobody has mentioned the benefit to a company. Unemployment insurance premiums are dependent on claims paid out. That's definitely an incentive to fight it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/b...oyment-premiums-in-a-time-of-joblessness.html

With the economy stalled and the official unemployment rate hovering stubbornly around 9 percent, many small businesses are struggling to understand how unemployment insurance premiums are determined. The system is anything but simple and it varies by state, but it can be mastered and managed. Above all, owners should know that the more unemployment claims a company generates, the more it has to pay into the system.​

It was mentioned on page one.

 

[bcla]

It was mentioned on page one.

I saw mentions of unemployment insurance premiums, but nothing that noted that they tend to go up depending on the number of claims or amount of payouts. It's complicated though. Some employers find that a former employee who voluntarily left has affected their premiums, because that period of employment is partially used to calculate where the money comes from, even if another company laid off that person.

 

[Bec3b1g]

I saw mentions of unemployment insurance premiums, but nothing that noted that they tend to go up depending on the number of claims or amount of payouts. It's complicated though. Some employers find that a former employee who voluntarily left has affected their premiums, because that period of employment is partially used to calculate where the money comes from, even if another company laid off that person.

In the case of a claim against a previous employer in the base period who isn't the last employer, a relief of charges is typically granted if the employee voluntarily quit without good cause or was fired for misconduct. So that person's claim portion attributed to the former company (not last employer) is paid out of the general fund. Most businesses should know to request a relief of charges in this circumstance so it doesn't affect their rating.

 

[cabanafrau]

I saw mentions of unemployment insurance premiums, but nothing that noted that they tend to go up depending on the number of claims or amount of payouts. It's complicated though. Some employers find that a former employee who voluntarily left has affected their premiums, because that period of employment is partially used to calculate where the money comes from, even if another company laid off that person.

Second response mentions rate increases.

 

[Chelley00]

I do some HR and my old company made me go to a couple of hearings after employees had filed for unemployment and we had appealed it. It's a pretty simple process and nothing like an actual hearing you see on TV It was basically me at one table and the employee at another table in front of one person at a table. (one time I had a lawyer with me to represent the company only because the guy who filed was crazy and threatening) The person in charge of the appeal process just basically asked questions about why we had filed the appeal and if we had documentation and then asked the employee their side, took their documentation and we were done. Both times it was over in 15 minutes and we received a letter with their decision. It's not scary or intimidating at all.

 

[Colleen27]

As others have said, some companies just appeal everything. DH worked for one company where the boss outright told him that they appeal all UE claims because many people won't have the time, transportation, or gas money to show up for the hearing (in our county seat, 30-odd miles away, no public transportation) so the company wins a lot of those appeals by default. Or it might be about your MIL's age - they may try to make the argument that at her age, she should be classified as retired rather than unemployed and therefore wouldn't be eligible, but that's a weak case if she's looking for work and needs the income her job provided.