Unemployment…the rest of the story…
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Nathan Kilgore in The Day to Day
Paul Harvey was a great guy…I used to listen to him at 6pm on 105.1 every night when I was rinsing down the stalls at the barn.
A few people have asked me lately, “how does unemployment work in PA for nonprofits?” Since Katie and I run a nonprofit, we’ve looked into this topic. Some may believe that nonprofits cannot claim unemployment for their employees – not true. One person even told me one time that it is illegal for nonprofits to claim unemployment for their employees in PA. I could be wrong – but I don’t think that’s true either.
Here’s what I found directly from the government’s website in PA. There’s a ton of information on the site – here are a couple of things that are commonly misunderstood. Should you ever work for a nonprofit (or serve on a committee for one) here’s the law and guidelines in PA. http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=185&q=170005#63
§63.61. Voluntary contributions to Unemployment Compensation Fund.
§63.64. Records to be kept by employer.
(a) Content of records. Each employer, whether or not liable for the payment of contributions, shall keep clear, accurate and complete employment and payroll records. The records shall include the following information on each worker:
(1) Social security account number.
(2) Full name.
(3) Wage rate (hourly, daily or piece rate, weekly, monthly or annual salary).
(4) Total remuneration paid for each pay period by type of payment (cash and cash value of payments in kind).
(5) Traveling or other business expenses actually incurred and accounted for, and the dates such expenses were incurred and were paid by the employer.
(6) Place of employment.
(7) Full-time scheduled hours.
(8) Daily attendance record, showing the dates on which the worker actually worked, and time lost due to reasons other than lack of work.
(9) If separated, the date and the reasons for separation.
