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Unemployment Insurance Coverage - Individual State Differences from FUTA Provisions

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor, Comparison of State Unemployment Laws, http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/uilawcompar/2008/comparison2008.asp (last visited May 23, 2008). 

 State/
Possession

 General Inclusions/Exclusions

 Part-Time Workers

Domestic Workers

 Agricultural Workers

Students

 AL

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 AK

Includes employers of one or more workers. 

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $250 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 AZ

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 AR

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 CA

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

Includes in-home supportive services provided under the Welfare & Institution Code.

Includes employers of agricultural workers who pay wages greater than $100 in a calendar quarter. 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 CO

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 CT

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 DE

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students working for schools.

 DC

Excludes insurance agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

Includes employers of domestic workers with a quarterly payroll of at least $500.

Includes agricultural workers.

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 FL

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

Includes employers of agricultural workers who employ 5 or more individuals in 20 weeks or pay wages greater than $10,000 in a calendar quarter.

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 GA

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 HI

Includes employers of one or more workers.

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 ID

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 IL

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 IN

Excludes insurance agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 IA

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 KS

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes students working for schools.

 KY

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 LA

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 ME

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $150 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 MD

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 MA

Excludes employers whose inclusions would adversely affect efficient administration or impair fund. 

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 MI

Excludes members of bands or orchestras. 

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes all work performed by a work-study student and part-time work by a student who is a minor. 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 MN

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission, except where performed by a corporate officer.

 

 

Includes employers of agriculatrural workers who employ 4 or more in 20 weeks or pay wages of $20,000 or more in a calendar quarter.  Excludes agricultural workers 16 years of age or younger unless employer is covered under federal law. 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 MS

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 MO

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 MT

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NE

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NV

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NH

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

Allows employers to elect whether or not to cover domestic workers.

Allows employers to elect whether or not to cover agricultural workers.

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NJ

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NM

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students working for schools.

 NY

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

 

Includes domestic service employers with a quarterly payroll of at least $500.

Includes employers of agricultural workers who pay wages of $500 or more in a calendar quarter.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 NC

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 ND

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 OH

Excludes insurance agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 OK

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

 OR

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 PA

Includes employers of one or more workers.

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 PR

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

Includes agricultural workers.

Excludes students working for schools.

 RI

Excludes real estate agents on commission.  Exludes insurance agents on commission, except where services are performed for a corporation or by industrial and debit insurance agents. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

Includes agricultural workers.

Excludes students working for schools.

 SC

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 SD

Excludes insurance agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 TN

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 TX

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

Includes employers of agricultural workers who employ 3 individuals in at least 20 different calendar weeks or who pay at least $6,250 in cash wages during a calendar quarter.

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 UT

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 VT

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 VI

 

 

Includes domestic services empooyers with a quarterly payroll of at least $500.

Includes agricultural workers.

Excludes students working for schools.

 VA

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

Excludes 1) medical services performed in a private residence if the employer is the person receiving the services; and 2) services performed under agreement with a Public Human Services Agency in the home of either the recipient or the provider of the service.

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students working for schools.

 WA

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

Includes agricultural workers except for students between terms and work performed by spouses or unmarried children under 18 on corporate farms.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 WV

Excludes insurance agents on commission. 

 

Excludes domestic workers.

 Excludes agricultural workers.

Excludes students working for schools.

 WI

Excludes insurance and real estate agents on commission. 

Excludes PT work for non-profit exempt from federal income tax where remuneration is less than $50 in any calendar quarter. 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

 WY

Excludes real estate agents on commission. 

 

 

 

Excludes student nurses and interns employed by a hospital.

Excludes students and their spouses working for schools.

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