Yes, but there may be a temporary time and money disqualification period from 6 to 26 weeks. See the Related Link below for more details.
Because the disability and lack of available work were no fault of your own should be no reason you would not be eligible for unemployment, on those issues.
Because they belong to a union.
If you are an employee of the cab company because you earn wages, then the company pays unemployment insurance to the state. If you were on straight commission, then they probably do not because commissions do not qualify you for benefits. Each state has it's own requirements as to who pays unemployment insurance.
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You file for unemployment in the "liable state". In this case, you work in Iowa, the "liable state", but because of the interstate unemployment compensation laws, you can file in a state other than the "liable" one and they will work with the other state to help you.
If you were fired because of mental illness, then you should collect disability insurance, rather than unemployment insurance, and it lasts much longer.
Unlikely. You will need to make a good case to the unemployment department.
No, because the economic policy is basiccly jobs and unemployment would be the oppisite of that. So yeah.
No.
No. Because the only people qualified to receive the benefits are the employees the owner hires. The owner is not eligible for unemployment.
Yes, because they would adjust for the income you made during collection of your benefits and you'd have credit until your benefit year ran out.
Unemployment insurance is tax on the employee's salary, paid by the employer. A type of governmental insurance for workers who lose/laid off their jobs through no fault of their own. There should be no stigma on your credit because of the necessity of use.