Whether you can collect unemployment benefits as a consultant depends on several factors, including your employment status and the laws of your state. If you are classified as an independent contractor, you typically do not qualify for traditional unemployment benefits. However, during certain circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, specific programs like the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) were created to extend benefits to gig and freelance workers. It's crucial to check your state's unemployment office for specific eligibility requirements.
It's not a matter of whether you work as a consultant but whether you meet all the tests for eligibility of unemployment benefits. Part time work may be permissible, depending on earnings versus benefits, etc.
Yes, an at-will employee can collect unemployment benefits if they meet the eligibility requirements set by their state's unemployment insurance program.
You can, but unemployment will deduct the amount from your unemployment benefits
In Massachusetts, you can collect unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks.
In North Carolina, you can generally only collect unemployment benefits if you are terminated through no fault of your own. If you are fired, most of the time you cannot collect unemployment benefits.
Yes, you can collect unemployment benefits in Massachusetts if you are fired, as long as you were not terminated for misconduct.
If you have only been threatened with terminated, you cannot collect unemployment. If you have been fired, you can apply for unemployment benefits and they will determine if you are eligible for benefits.
You can only collect unemployment benefits from the "liable state", where the employer paid unemployment taxes, so Missouri would not pay you benefits, as you described it.
Absolutely. It is called your "Retirement Pension". You cannot collect "unemployment insurance" monies if you are retired.
Yes.
In Maryland, individuals who are incarcerated are generally not eligible to collect unemployment benefits. The state law specifies that unemployment benefits are intended for those who are actively seeking work and available for employment, which is not the case for individuals who are incarcerated. Therefore, if someone is in prison or jail, they cannot legally receive unemployment benefits during that time.
No, an employee who was fired for not following the companies policies cannot collect the unemployment benefits. This is because such an employee is usually deemed to have violated such terms.