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Ellis County adopts internal unemployment cost-allocation to push departments to contest claims

Ellis County Commissioners Court · April 28, 2026
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Summary

The commissioners approved a temporary cost-allocation model to distribute unemployment insurance costs to departments based on usage and protest behavior, aiming to incentivize departments to contest ineligible claims and reduce the county's unemployment liabilities.

Ellis County’s commissioners approved an internal unemployment cost-allocation model intended to make departments more accountable for unemployment claims tied to their staffing decisions.

HR Director Sharon Mancilla told the court the county’s unemployment reserve had been depleted and the county received an invoice showing a…

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