[2ndDivisionVet]

I worked at the state unemployment office for almost 20 years. I guarantee you that employers pay the UI tax. Ask any employer here at FR.

[ha maker]

I view anything paid on behalf of the employee, UI, WC, FICA... as part of the employee’s compensation and therefore a reduction of the employee compensation. Who writes the check is not the end game. A clear example would be employer payments for employee benefit with statutory limits. When the limits are reached the additional compensation goes to the employee. In California SUI has statutory limits.

[FredZarguna]

I worked at the state unemployment office for almost 20 years.

And that my FRiend, is why you have the idiotic idea that you have.

I guarantee you that employers pay the UI tax. Ask any employer here at FR.

I am an employer. And I will tell you right now, that the "Employer Contribution" to Social Security, UI, vacation, sick leave, healthcare, and any other "perk" you can name, ARE ALL paid BY THE EMPLOYEE.

When I offer a position, it isn't based on salary, it's based on the total [fully loaded] cost of employing someone. Every dime that I am forced by the government to pay comes directly out of the pool of money I have to compensate employees. EVERY SINGLE DIME.

And any employer who tells you any differently is a liar, and any employee who thinks he is "getting over" on his employer by having the state force the employer to "pay his benefits" is a moron.

[terycarl]

I worked at the state unemployment office for almost 20 years. I guarantee you that employers pay the UI tax. Ask any employer here at FR.

If an employer knows how to determine payroll expenses, the employee pays everything...

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Cost us $60,000 for each employee who made $30,000 back in the ‘80’s.