Gig workers and other self-employed individuals are trying to make sense of yet another wrinkle in a roundabout process to collect unemployment benefits.
Independent contractors and other self-employed workers have been confused and frustrated by a challenging and confusing process of applying for unemployment benefits.
For some, like Ismael Perez, who made about $60,000 last year as a full-time Uber and Lyft driver, the letter was confusing. The same happened to Dexter Eng, 45, a full-time Uber driver from Campbell, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. His award statement from the state said he was entitled to $0 in benefits.The short answer, in many circumstances, is yes.
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