SECTION 7: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

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Across
  1. 6. Employment by multiple related corporations under a common paymaster arrangement.
  2. 7. A state that requires workers’ compensation coverage through a state-operated insurance fund.
  3. 8. State disability insurance program providing wage replacement for nonwork-related disabilities.
  4. 9. State unemployment insurance tax program providing benefits to eligible unemployed workers.
  5. 11. Additional unemployment benefits payable beyond the normal benefit period during high unemployment.
  6. 13. The period used to determine a claimant’s eligibility for unemployment benefits.
  7. 15. Wages earned during the base period used to determine benefit eligibility.
  8. 16. A system allowing certain employers to repay the state for actual unemployment benefits paid rather than paying regular taxes.
  9. 18. A method of experience rating based on benefit wages compared to taxable payroll.
  10. 20. TAXABLEWAGEBASE The maximum amount of each employee’s wages subject to federal unemployment tax.
  11. 22. An employer whose unemployment contributions exceed benefits charged to its account.
  12. 23. Federal Unemployment Account from which states borrow funds to pay unemployment benefits.
  13. 24. A reduction in the FUTA credit when a state has an outstanding federal unemployment loan.
  14. 25. Federal Unemployment Tax Act requiring employers to pay a payroll tax to help fund unemployment benefits.
  15. 26. The 52-week period beginning when a claim for unemployment benefits is filed.
Down
  1. 1. An experience rating method based on the ratio of contributions minus benefits to taxable payroll.
  2. 2. An additional FUTA credit reduction applied in certain long-term credit reduction states.
  3. 3. Another term for experience rating used to determine unemployment tax rates.
  4. 4. A system that sets an employer’s state unemployment tax rate based on prior unemployment claim history.
  5. 5. An employer whose benefit charges exceed contributions to its unemployment account.
  6. 8. An illegal practice of manipulating state unemployment tax rates to obtain a lower rate.
  7. 9. Wages subject to state unemployment insurance tax.
  8. 10. State agency responsible for administering unemployment insurance programs.
  9. 12. The credit employers receive against FUTA for timely payment of state unemployment taxes.
  10. 14. Agreements between states for mutual enforcement or tax treatment related to employment.
  11. 17. A method of experience rating based on the ratio of benefit charges to taxable payroll.
  12. 19. One related employer designated to pay wages for employees working for multiple related companies.
  13. 21. Wages charged to an employer’s account when a former employee receives unemployment benefits.