Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)
May 29, 2025
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The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) is a state agency responsible for overseeing unemployment insurance, workforce development, and job training programs in Mississippi. MDES works to connect job seekers with employment opportunities and provide support to individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in the state.
Contractor work arrangements are popular. According to the US Government Accountability Office, about one-third of all businesses and almost 90% of Fortune 500 companies use independent contractors in some capacity. Hiring contractors can be a particularly attractive option for early-stage businesses because it allows them to leverage specialized skill sets while building their internal teams.
But contractors are very different from employees, and the two mustn’t be conflated—or hefty penalties can apply.
There are several important deadlines during tax season. There are deadlines for employers to follow regarding the preparation of necessary employee tax forms, and for employees to follow when filing their taxes. Workers cannot file their taxes properly if they don’t have the necessary forms or if certain forms aren’t filed on their behalf. If employers drop the ball with forms necessary for proper federal withholding, it creates a chain reaction.
The choice to terminate an employee is always a difficult decision. That difficulty is only compounded by the fact that many terminated workers are eligible for unemployment benefits.
Understanding unemployment insurance benefits — including the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and the State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA) — can help you plan for what happens next.
This article explores how unemployment insurance works, who pays for it, and employers’ responsibilities.
Gabrielle Sinacola |Feb 12, 2025
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