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charged to the employer tax account,
which results in increased tax rates for a
small business. The number of approved
unemployment claims filed against an
employer can - and almost assuredly
will - result in an increased tax rate, as
businesses will need to put their proportionate share of payments into the
benefits pool.
"In the long term, [the number of staff
members applying for unemployment]
will likely raise the employer's unemployment rate," explains Michael Elkins,
partner and founder of MLE Law, a
full-service labor and employment and
business law firm located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "Employers generally pay
a tax for unemployment as part of their
regular payroll. As more claims come in,
the employer's rate may increase."
For restaurants, who will be attempting
to find their footing in a post-pandemic
world dealing with a fragile economy
that hampers both consumer confidence and discretionary spending, this is
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another potentially daunting proposition
- and one that will place added financial
burdens on restaurant operations.
"These increased rates can last for
multiple years and cost a business thousands of dollars," explains Nathan Wade,
managing editor for WealthFit, a financial education blog dedicated to curating
advice on investing, entrepreneurship and
money.
So, what's a pizzeria operator to do,
especially one facing a long, bumpy road
to recovery?
First, understand the realities.
For better or worse, the unemployment benefits systems tilts in the favor of
dismissed employees with funds explicitly
set aside for employees who did not lose
their job due to egregious misconduct
or inappropriate behavior, says Charles
Krugel, a management side labor and
employment attorney based in Chicago.
"Consequently, from a cost versus benefit perspective, there's little benefit for an
employer to contest firings due to layoffs
or furloughs because the odds are heavily
in employees' favor," Krugel says. "Generally, it's when an employee misbehaves
or refuses to follow workplace rules that
they're denied unemployment benefits."
In the case of layoffs sparked by COVID-19, most restaurants will not have
reasonable grounds to contest claims. The
unemployment system, after all, exists for
such star-crossed scenarios.
Second, take action.
Whenever restaurant owners receive an
unemployment claim notice, they need to
act. If solid employees were dismissed
because of COVID-19 staffing reductions, then contesting a claim is
likely futile. If, however, an employee was
dismissed for poor performance, then
restaurants might contest those claims.
COVID-19 or not, this is why restaurant owners need to stay on top of their
employment documentation, specifically
accurate and consistent time-keeping
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Pizza Today - September 2020
Commentary
Digital
Conversation
Mike’s Monthly Tip
Building Blocks
Tony’s Trending Recipe
Knead to Know
Destinations
Customer Data
Unemployment
Limited-time Offers
Saying “Thanks”
Calzones
Fall Preview Menu
Non-traditional Pizza Favorites
Pizza Dough Uses
Pizza & Pasta Northeast Preview
Mac’s Dough House, Louisville, KY
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Expo Spotlight
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Digital
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Conversation
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Mike’s Monthly Tip
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Building Blocks
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Tony’s Trending Recipe
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Knead to Know
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Destinations
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Customer Data
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Saying “Thanks”
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Calzones
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Pizza Today - September 2020 - Fall Preview Menu
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