As a general rule, people on commission such as Realtors and insurance agents are not eligible in Texas for unemployment. The law was enacted to protect wage earners, spouses, military, etc. and not the self-employed, which most independent contractors in sales are. The Related Link below goes into specifics on this.
People who work on commission only basis are not eligible.
Receiving unemployment benefits is not determined by what you want to be, but by your work history, reason for leaving your employer, etc.
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No. In order to collect unemployment in Texas, you must work in Texas for five calendar quarters.
In general, no. In order to collect unemployment, you must be seeking employment, and accepting it when found. While in prison, that's not going to happen.
Among many reasons Texas will allow you to collect unemployment is if you were fired through no work related faults of your own (i.e. misconduct, thievery, violation of company policy, etc.). See the Related Link below for more details.
yes. nannies can actually collect unemployment
Yes, if you qualify for the unemployment and, for Social Security, the only question then is if it is early or for the full benefits
You can, but unemployment will deduct the amount from your unemployment benefits
No. You can't collect unemployment anywhere for merely retiring.
NO. A persn who is incarcerated cannot collect unemployment.