Unemployment Benefits in Texas: Do You Qualify?

Employment lawyer Nick Wagoner answers questions about unemployment benefits in Texas.
In recent weeks, unemployment offices across the country have been flooded with new applications for unemployment benefits. A staggering number of Americans have been laid off due to the coronavirus and the efforts to stop its spread.
If you were recently laid off by no fault of your own, you may have questions about unemployment benefits. You may be wondering whether you are eligible for unemployment benefits.
In this video, employment attorney Nick Wagoner answers the question, "Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?" To answer this question, Nick explains the following items:
1. How to Determine Your "Base Period Wages"
2. What Constitutes a "Qualifying Job Separation"
3. Work-Registration Requirement
4. Citizenship/Work-Authorization Requirement
5. Ability Requirement
6. Availability Requirement
7. Ongoing Job-Search Requirement
8. Reemployment Activities Requirement
9. Contact Requirements
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[@georgemichaelsamontejr.2710]

I have resigned from my work with a "2-week-notice" and relocated to another city. I am currently searching for new employment and still unemployed. Would I be eligible for unemployment benefits?

[@sbkpilot1]

Wow... too many requirements in TX, in California it's pretty lax to get the entire 26 weeks

[@jasminambriz4940]

Hi, can you make a video of how to search for jobs if you are getting unemployment and what to put on your unemployment.

[@Pikachu370]

I have registered for WorkInTexas. Do the work search activities have to be submitted on the WIT website in order to receive benefits?

[@brandonwebb7289]

The info was useful, I got denied yesterday, 43 years old, never have ui benefits. I tried to do what they required but I couldn't get through on the phone and the website kept crashing. Ugh!!!

[@LegalPadLaw]

Brandon Webb I’m glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching!

[@allamericanbarbie9534]

I am already on unemployment, which I qualified for last year in Nov., but work part time now for a new job. I still file every two weeks as they said. Do I qualify for the extra $600 in fed money.

[@cesyrodriguez9409]

I’m about to start working part time, did you end up getting them?

[@burgerkingler_anim]

is the 26 weeks total for your lifetime, or does it refresh if you find work and work the new job for a few years?

[@LegalPadLaw]

I believe it resets after you have been employed for a certain period of time, but don't quote me on that. I believe you can find the answer to that question on the TWC's website.

[@Supernaturalseamoss]

How long does it take to find out ig I've been approved?

[@LegalPadLaw]

Money Family It typically takes around 4 weeks from the date of your application. The TWC will contact your employer after it receives your application. Your employer then has 2 weeks to respond.

[@williamhough9744]

What happens if you don’t set up with Texas Workforce in three days

[@dbarnes32]

Legit says you don’t require in the video