I am on unemployment can I quit my job because my employer is commiting unemployment tax fraud and still collect? - Pennsylvania

by Bill
(PA Unemployment Benefits)

I am on unemployment can I quit my job because my employer is commiting unemployment tax fraud and still collect? - Pennsylvania

I work for a company that laid me off in January of 2008. Now the company wants us to work 40 hours a week for a pay reduction so that we can still collect UE. I know it's not legal and I don't want to work for a company that is doing this to it's employees. If I quit can I still collect UE until I find new employment? I don't care about the company as far as legal actions I just want to see if I can still collect UE? With the job market being so bad I really need UE until something else comes along.


Bill,

I'm sorry, you've only provided enough information for me to speculate about what's going on here.

What is the deal the employer is offering you that would even enable someone to collect partial unemployment benefits?

What law tells you this is illegal?

If you haven't worked since Jan 09...how much can you have left to collect?

Unemployment tax fraud is not something an employer would want to get caught doing .. the penalty is usually the same .. no matter whose committing fraud.