(RNS1-MAY20) Carol Bronson of Chesapeake, Va., found a job at a floral warehouse after she was laid off from a Virginia Beach synagogue. Bronson found she was ineligible for unemployment benefits because her former employer, like all religious groups, is exempt from paying unemployment taxes. For use with RNS-CHURCH-LAYOFFS, transmitted May 20, 2009. Religion News Service photo by Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot.
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(RNS1-MAY20) Carol Bronson of Chesapeake, Va., found a job at a floral warehouse after she was laid off from a Virginia Beach synagogue. Bronson found she was ineligible for unemployment benefits because her former employer, like all religious groups, is exempt from paying unemployment taxes. For use with RNS-CHURCH-LAYOFFS, transmitted May 20, 2009. Religion News Service photo by Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot.
