Unemployment Insurance Survey for Self-Insured Nonprofits Printer-friendly version You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Is your organization one of the 100,000 or more nonprofits or governmental entities that has elected to self-insure under your state unemployment compensation system? Is your organization now facing burdensome payments to the state due to coronavirus-related layoffs and furloughs? The broad nonprofit community is advocating for relief from crippling unemployment costs and we ask your help in identifying the problems and solutions. Please take the following CONFIDENTIAL survey. The federal and state unemployment insurance was not designed to absorb the enormous job loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress recognized this fact by enacting the CARES Act which waives many state restrictions, extends and expands benefits, and holds many employers harmless. However, not all employers are treated the same. Most employers are required to contribute into the state unemployment trust fund, but some charitable nonprofits and governments have opted to self-insure, meaning they don’t pay in advance, but receive bills from the state for the unemployment benefits paid out to their former employees. (Learn more about self-insured nonprofits.) In normal times, the system works well, but these are not normal times. Congress provided partial relief in the CARES Act for self-insured employers covering 50 percent of the costs, but guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor may cause states to send bills demanding immediate payment for 100 percent of these unemployment costs. The results from this survey will help nonprofits advocate for legislative and regulatory fixes that benefit organizations and their missions. Does your organization self-insure under your state’s unemployment system? Yes No If yes, have you received a bill from your state to reimburse the state unemployment trust fund for benefits paid to your employees that were laid off/furloughed due to COVID-19? Yes No Which state? - None -AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Marianas IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandsVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming How much is the bill? Does your state bill Monthly Quarterly Other, please specify Does your state bill Other, please specify Is this bill for: Full cost of unemployment benefits for employee that were laid off/furloughed due to COVID-19 Half the cost of unemployment benefits for employee that were laid off/furloughed due to COVID-19 Other, please explain Is this bill for: Other, please explain When is payment due? How many workers are covered by the bill? Has your state enacted (or is considering) relief for nonprofits to delay or avoid the burdens of reimbursing the state for unemployment benefits? Yes No Not sure If you have not yet received a bill, and you have an idea of the approximate likely amount of that bill, please share it here: Please share any additional details here Your name Organization name Can we share your story? Yes No Maybe, please contact me first Would you be willing to share your story with media? Yes No Maybe, please contact me first Your email address (we will use this only to contact you about the information you have shared) Leave this field blank
