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What constitutes self-employment for eligibility for unemployment benefits?

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Examples of self-employment are: 1) Commission sales (Realtor, insurance sales person, etc.); 2) independent contractor; 3) corporate officer; 4) owner, partner, etc. of own company. All the above are in control of their earnings and are not wage earners, the latter being the ones the unemployment laws protect because they have no control over their working conditions or income. In other words self-employed persons are not eligible for unemployment benefits.

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