>It certainly didn't equal to the part that was taken out of my paycheck for "unemployment insurance".
You were getting more than $207/week taken out of your paycheck for unemployment insurance? That's highway robbery!
You were getting more than $207/week taken out of your paycheck for unemployment insurance? That's highway robbery!
The point of unemployment insurance is to cover things like this. And when the govt's law intentionaly blinds them to your previous payments, there definitely is something wrong.
Did I calculate exactly how much I paid in? No. But do 5 years of being paid reasonably well; I paid in plenty.