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My dau-in-law says she has to start paying it back in June in Georgia. I never heard of something like that before.
shraby
(21,946 posts)Need input..he's on the other end of emails tonight.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)if not then, that might be what she is talking about.
shraby
(21,946 posts)sound like taxes. I know those are owed by people who draw.
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Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)I've heard of states going after paid benefits in cases like that.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Did she work "under the table" and not report her earnings?
Did she have another job she didn't mention to the unemployment people?
Normally, people do not have to pay back their unemployment insurance. The one exception would be if there was a reason that the individual was not entitled to all or part of the payments.
MiniMe
(21,718 posts)Unless the company appeals for some reason, and wins. Or they find out that the person was working while they were collecting unemployment. If she got some kind of notice, it should state why she has to pay it back, and you can search on what that says. I found the following link on Georgia unemployment: http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/unemployment_benefits_individuals.htm
shraby
(21,946 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)SaintPete
(533 posts)is if you weren't supposed to have received it in the first place - whether due to fraud or error, or --as another DUer said - after being successfully challenged by the company that terminated employment.
shraby
(21,946 posts)under the table. I think my grandson misunderstood, and the sticky wicket was whether she had taxes taken out or not. After talking to him further, I'm pretty sure he didn't understand as much as he thought he did.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)That is what "in some instances" mean.
SaintPete
(533 posts)not you
trackfan
(3,650 posts)entitled to the benefits she had been receiving would she have to pay it back. If she was legitimately receiving unemployment benefits, I would think that that is her money, and that she would only be responsible for any income taxes owed thereon.
Unlikely, imo. This?
Georgia Begins Repaying Debt on Unemployment Benefits.
http://www2.wsav.com/news/2011/sep/29/georgia-begins-repaying-debt-unemployment-benefits-ar-2483694/
More here; may or may not be relevant:
http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/if-i-was-overpaid-unemployment-benefits-and-the-state-wants-me-to-pay-it-back-will-bankruptcy-help/
All the facts should be looked into carefully.
I think I read a DU post by an 'expert' in unemployment process and law recently. Check Economy and Personal Finance forums.
EDIT: Useful info and resources in post #7 above.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)under the table
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)After all, your taxes paid INTO the program -- Unemployment benefits are NOT an "entitlement."
rocktivity
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)You pay into it the whole time you're working, essentially it's your own money.
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)the system. It is the employer who pays the unemployment insurance premium. Generally 3-5% of the gross salary base.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)to which she was not entitled. But, Georgia is its own world and may have other rules.
JSnuffy
(374 posts).. for the actual monthly "dues"
julian09
(1,435 posts)GobBluth
(109 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)Or should they?