Collecting unemploymet in Texas....

[RadioRaheem84]

How does one go about collecting unemployment?

I really, really need to quit my job. The boss's management style is one that requires her employees to always be on their toes, especially my role. She doesn't give me a moment's rest.

Ever since I've been there, my blood pressure has risen to 145/90 and I'm in my late twenties!

Her incompetence is always being passed down to me. She loses stuff, misplaces stuff, commits errors and I get blamed for it most of the time.

She's loopy as hell, everyone in the office thinks she's a bit mentally unstable.

So I need to bounce quick but was wondering if one could collect some unemployment in Texas if they quit their job?

[¿Que?]

It's possible. Check out the Texas Workforce commission website on requirements for collecting unemployment benefits:

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You quit your job for a good well-documented work-related or medical reason. You should be prepared to present evidence that you tried to correct the problem before you quit.
TWC may rule good cause if the work situation would cause a person who truly wants to keep the job to leave it.

Examples of possible good cause are unsafe working conditions or a significant change in hiring agreement, or not receiving payment for your work.
Examples of medical reasons are quitting on your doctor's advice, or quitting to care for a minor child, or quitting to care for a terminally ill spouse if there is no alternative care provider.


You quit to protect yourself from family violence or stalking, evidenced by an active or recently issued protective order, a police record documenting family violence or stalking directed against you, or medical documentation of family violence against you.

In addition:


If you quit to move with your husband or wife, you may be able to receive benefits after a disqualification of 6 to 25 weeks. This is a disqualification of both time and money, because we must subtract the number of weeks from your total benefits.
If you quit to move with your military spouse, Texas lets you receive benefits without a disqualification if your spouse has a permanent change of station longer than 120 days, or a tour of duty longer than one year.


http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/bnfts/claimant1.html#qualify

There are various reasons why you would be able to quit and still receive unemployment, but I think the first one will work best for you (unless you qualify in one of the other ways). Basically, start documenting your boss's inadequacies. Keep a daily journal for a week or a month and try to collect official documents that back up your claims. If you have all this, I think you probably stand a chance of collecting benefits even if you quit.

[RadioRaheem84]

You're a godsend. Having BP this high is unusual and I started to get it when I got this job.

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You're a godsend. Having BP this high is unusual and I started to get it when I got this job.
Glad I could help!

[Misanthrope]

>Texas

I'm sorry man

[Prometeo liberado]

Sorry that the job sucks but if labor law is in Texas like it is in Cali then quitting may sound more simple that it is. Check out this bit of info:
Eligibility



Federal law requires that workers are able to work and available to work. Registration with an employment office is also required. Benefits are paid to those workers who did not quit without good cause and were not discharged from work for misconduct. California requires that an unemployed citizen has a current attachment to her labor market and is looking for work.







And remember its your money so don't feel bad about taking it.:thumbup1:

[Small Geezer]

Is it true that in the States one can only get the Unemployment Benefit for 3 months?

[Prometeo liberado]

Is it true that in the States one can only get the Unemployment Benefit for 3 months?

I know that my sister got her check for 2 years. I think that benefits are for 1 year and Congress extended it for another year. Also depends on how long you paid into the system. I could be wrong.

[RadioRaheem84]

I fucking hate the State of Texas and their kissing ass to any employer. Workers rights here are almost non-existent. If it weren't for the Federal Government, Texas would be a plantation, no joke.

The Feds are always busting the State for some sort of worker mistreatment, abuses, prison abuses, etc.

[Small Geezer]

It's fucking Clinton that did that, right (ie made benefits temporary)? That's pretty cool that it got extended for another year. Better than nothing.

My opposition of capitalist governments notwithstanding.