Past Employee Filed For Unemployment

[DaycareMama]

So I had to let my assistant go and now she applied for unemployment benefits. Which is fine but I don't understand how it works. Do I have to pay anything out of pocket for that weekly? I received to forms today and it sounds like I have to pay $145 a week? Don't I pay in towards that with all my payroll stuff?? So confused

[TomCopeland]

Unemployment

I assume you paid federal and state unemployment insurance for your employee. If so, you won't pay anything out of your pocket if she starts collecting unemployment. It's possible that your state unemployment tax rate could go up in the future.

If you haven't previously purchased unemployment insurance, you will face a penalty.

[DaycareMama]

Thank you? I will ask my payroll company. Hopefully I have it included