I am curious if all local government entities work this in the same way. My understanding is most private entities pay for unemployment insurance but since we do not pay for those premiums there is a benefit for us to not have to pay those premiums. I always felt this was a give and take as we also have the risk of being a reimbursable employer. 

However, I never feel good having to pay for a someone who quit their position with us for another job and are able to receive unemployment benefits. I would be open to help brainstorm this if we feel this is something legislation would look at. This burns us about once a year and is usually a crossing guard so our amount is low but sometime we get hit with a bigger claim.