Regarding: Employment Separation Agreement and General Release My employment ended May 26, 2009; involuntarily termination

Kim: Not likely. You should contact the local office of the state employment security agency to file for unemployment benefits as soon as possible. Whether the release that you signed would prevent you from collecting benefits from your former employer may depend upon Texas state law. Many states expressly state in their statutory provisions that a release of employment claims will not preclude one from obtaining unemployment benefits to which an employee may otherwise be entitled to...

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Misclassified employee needs unemloyment benefit help.

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Insurance benefit cancelled

What is not clear from your question is whether your employer's health coverage terminated for all employees or just for you. Assuming that the question pertains only to an individual loss of coverage, what were the reasons why your coverage terminated? When did it terminate -- while you were still employed with the company or after you terminated your employment? Were you required to pay any portion of the monthly premiums for your health coverage while you were employed? If so, did you...