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Unemployment Insurance | Truck Driving School

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by LeftEyeDaTruckr, Aug 11, 2013.

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  1. Aug 11, 2013 #1
    LeftEyeDaTruckr

    LeftEyeDaTruckr Bobtail Member

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    can you attend a truck driving school and still remain eligible for your unemployment benefits? i'm looking for texas specific responses but welcome any knowledge regarding unemployment from any state...

    i'm inquiring because recently a class mate just got his benefits insurance stopped, we are both on texas unemployment attending swift truck driving academy...i haven't filed my claim yet for mine so i haven't found out if im still eligible
     
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  3. Aug 11, 2013 #2
    RevKev

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    I'm in Mississippi, had become unemployed a couple of months before starting CDL school at a community college, & was receiving unemployment. I continued to receive the benefits thru school b/c, well, I was in school, not employed. Once I started a paid orientation with a trucking company the benefits stopped on the date orientation began even though I wasn't officially hired by the company till Thursday of that week. How it works in TX I couldn't say.
     
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  4. Aug 11, 2013 #3
    LeftEyeDaTruckr

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    yes it makes sense, but in most states if you are in school full time you are "in their eyes" not able to search for a job or accept a job full time or go to interviews which would make you in-eligible to receive benefits
     
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  5. Aug 11, 2013 #4
    pattyj

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    I attended a school and was on unemployment benefits the entire time there.You'll need to get it okayed with your employment agency at least that's hows its done in Iowa.
     
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  7. Aug 11, 2013 #5
    LeftEyeDaTruckr

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    appreciate the input, just worried im going to lose mine because other student did...the way he explained to me sounded like he messed up on how he reported it...but i need that check so i can pay for my licensing fees otherwise i just wasted 3 weeks here

    also, i don't want to report it wrong and be considered fraudulent either
     
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  8. Aug 11, 2013 #6
    RevKev

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    Well, I understand that, but you'd asked about any state, so I was just passing along the info about MS. While in school I was also applying for jobs with various trucking companies, so as I was filing out the weekly claim for unemployment, I also added info about which trucking company I'd applied to that week. Even if I'd not applied with a company during a particular week, I still remained eligible.
     
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  9. Aug 11, 2013 #7
    pattyj

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    I think it just depends on the circumstances.How was to able to collect unemployment?I got laid off from a job of 9 yrs.
     
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  10. Aug 11, 2013 #8
    LeftEyeDaTruckr

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    well i welcomed all input but i actually asked for texas in specific, but im not complaining about your response by any means
     
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  11. Aug 11, 2013 #9
    LeftEyeDaTruckr

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    not sure what you meant by that question but i was able to receive unemployment because i received an honorable discharge out of the air force...he was already receiving unemployment before attending school just like me...but he files on a different schedule so i found out from him since he filed before me that he lost his unemployment
     
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  12. Aug 11, 2013 #10
    pattyj

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    I think you may be able to keep your unemployment.I mean shoot anymore you have to attend some kind of schooling to find work.I would go down to your unemployment office first thing tomorrow and talk to someone about this.You may be pleasantly surprised with the answer.
     
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