Quote Originally Posted by waterdog101 View Post
, I don't know the max amount, I think it depends on how much you make while working. I collected unemployment back in 09 and I got 415 per week for the first 6 months. got 3 weeks pay from my 1st extension and was called back to work. and the amount drops each time you get an extension. you have to work to receive any unemployment, you get back from a system you worked for years and payed into. the government isn't handing out anything, it's yours and if you are unemployed you deserve it.
Since when did employees pay unemployment this is paid by the company not the employee and the more unemployment you have the more the company pays. This pay is computed for 13 weeks any thing over this will have to come out of the government tax base.