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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Laid-off nonprofit employees get how much in unemployment insurance benefits?

None, explains Tony Cartledge.

He quotes career-planning and employment specialist Patty Edwards Shaver who explains:

Many years after the unemployment insurance program began, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) was amended to exclude 501(c)(3) organizations with religious affiliations. Although these organizations must pay FICA and other taxes, they have special tax-exempt status and are not liable for FUTA taxes. This means laid off employees from these organizations are not considered eligible workers and are not entitled to unemployment insurance.

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