First, working only 9 hours a week probably will not qualify you. Needing surgery, unless work related, would also not qualify you for unemployment. The fact that you would be unable to seek full time employment during the 3 month recovery time would make you ineligible, because that is one of the prerequisites of qualification. Best to seek Workman's Comp (if eligible) or some other state relief resources.
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.
Yes, you can collect unemployment benefits in Massachusetts if you are fired, as long as you were not terminated for misconduct.
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.
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.
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.
In most cases you have to be unemployed due to no fault of your own to be able to collect unemployment benefits. Check with your local Workforce Development office about your particular circumstances.
Yes. In the Related link below, page 5, "Are You Eligible for Benefits"; "Disqualifications"; 1) there are 9 reasons under which you can quit your job and still collect benefits.