Unemployment Insurance Relief Credited to Providers

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Jeff Bostic

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is notifying providers that they have applied federal relief to 2020 unemployment insurance charges. Many not-for-profits are “reimbursing” providers under that program, meaning that they do not pay the regular unemployment insurance tax but must cover actual unemployment insurance costs. During the pandemic, those costs spiked due to employees who did not want to take the risk of working during the pandemic.

The federal government did act to fund these increased costs, and DEED has been working to implement that relief for reimbursing providers. Information about the federal financial relief is available on Minnesota unemployment insurance website, which also includes a link to step-by-step instructions to review charges associated with federal financial relief applied to employer accounts. Billing for unemployment insurance costs continues to be suspended for reimbursing providers and DEED will be working over the next several weeks and months to determine whether organizations are eligible for additional relief under state law.