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No, you are treated as a Texan employee and would not be eligible for CA unemployment benefits. Contrary to what the other response stated, it does not matter
by gamblor956 5y ago
No, you are treated as a Texan employee and would not be eligible for CA unemployment benefits.
Contrary to what the other response stated, it does not matter where your DL address is; it matters where you are actually resident (generally, physical residence). If you were to claim CA unemployment using a CA DL but were residing in TX at the time you were employed, you would be committing fraud. Note that if you hadn't told your employer that you had moved to a different state, generally they can terminate you "for cause", meaning that you would not be eligible for unemployment in either state.
- collectedparts 5y agoI guess it might technically legally be fraud but OTOH I wouldn't call it "wrong" because if you maintained CA domicile you'd keep paying CA income tax on your income. And with TX not having income tax, it's almost like your CA income tax pays into the benefit pool...
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- gamblor956 5y agoIf you maintain your CA domicile and continue to pay CA income taxes, then in that example, your physical and legal residence would remain in CA, so you're not a TX resident, you're a CA resident temporarily in TX. (Yes, residency is very complicated for state purposes, as each state has its own definition and thresholds.) Also, unemployment is funded by employers, not income taxes, using an insurance-style scheme.