Comments on: What law specifically denies unemployment benefits to a sole proprietor?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:03:35 +0000

It is not Federal, but State Law. In your case DC Law.

1.) Since you are a business you have control.
- YOU CANNOT FIRE YOURSELF

2.) Also the big one - YOU ARE NOT PAYING UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES
- SO WHY would you expect to receive distributions.

Are you serious?

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:38:48 +0000

There doesn’t have to be a law denying it - if there is no law permitting it, it isn’t available.

It’s logical if you think about it - otherwise would be too open to abuse by someone who worked just long enough to collect, then collected for half a year, etc etc etc

By: Joseph F

Joseph F — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:24:25 +0000

Laws define legal obligations & restrictions rather than making every act that constitutes a “lack of common sense” either legal or illegal. The law doesn’t specifically say you cannot make yourself the sole beneficiary of your Will, either, because it assumes you have enough sense not to do that!

If you are a sole proprietor, you are the only person who is in a position to decide if you should stay in business or not. I should not have my taxes pay your wages because you decided to go home!