
I think that's the problem...
You don't actually PAY until after you terminate someone and they file a claim. Then you pay it to the state agency, AFTER the employee has filed a claim.
If the state agency won't let the employee file a claim, you're off the hook.
When we talk about this, I think it's more like a tax. If you fire someone, you pay the tax. You may have to prepay some into an escrow account, but if you do, then someone should have counted her.
I think that one should go to the Supreme Court. Until then, I think both states should split the tab, based on Florida's payout.
But, then again, life's not fair, is it?