Yes, you may be eligible to collect unemployment benefits while waiting for your new job to start, as long as you meet the requirements set by your state's unemployment insurance program. It is important to check with your state's unemployment office for specific guidelines and eligibility criteria.
yes you can
No. You are not complying with unemployment rules, including ready, able, and continuously seeking full time work.
yes
You can only apply for unemployment if you are ready to go to work. The unemployment office will expect you to be ready and able to work. These are 2 separate issues.
No
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.
In order to collect unemployment benefits, you must be physically able to work. In order to get disability benefits, you must NOT be able to work. So you can't have it both ways.
NO... if you are not looking for work you cannot collect
You cannot collect unemployment while you collect wages, so if you are paid while on maternity leave, you probably cannot collect unemployment. You should contact the nearest office of the Colorado Department of Labor to know for certain. You can probably google "Colorado Department of Labor" and send them an email to ask. If you can collect unemployment you'll have to contact that office anyway, to get the paperwork.
No. To be eligible for unemployment benefits, you must be available for work. If you are incarcerated, you are not available for work.
Yes
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