If you quit your job can you get unemployment in Texas TWC?

So adjudication is basically them investigating the reason I quit? I thought adjudication only happened when there was some kind of fraud flag or something.

Adjudication just means there's an issue that needs a closer look before they can pay you. Quits almost always go through it because TWC has to verify the circumstances. It's not a red flag, it's standard for anyone who left a job voluntarily.

Worth noting too, TWC says you should try to fix the problem before you leave if at all possible. The fact that you went to HR twice is actually important. Document that if you haven't already, dates, what you said, who you talked to.

I have a few texts from my supervisor saying the schedule was posted and I need to check it daily. Nothing in writing about the specific changes though. Would that help or hurt me?

Screenshots of anything, even the posted schedule versus what actually happened, can help tell the story. The more concrete you can be the better.

HR conversations are worth writing down from memory too even if you don't have texts. Dates, what was said, who was present. TWC can't verify it but it shows you thought about this seriously before leaving.

What kind of documentation did the agent say they needed? Like did they ask for the HR emails or something more formal?

Useful to know. My claim just hit adjudication this week for a different reason and I've been dreading the phone wait situation.

TWC phone lines are genuinely brutal right now. Any tool that gets you past the hold is worth looking at.

To be clear on something in that comment, TWC doesn't put the full burden on the claimant the way a court would. They gather information from both sides and make a call. What matters is what both you and the employer tell them.

That's actually reassuring. I was worried it was automatically assumed I quit for no reason.

The two weeks notice thing can actually work in your favor too. It shows you weren't acting impulsively.

I did one payment request right after applying but then I wasn't sure if I should keep going while in adjudication. I should keep submitting them?

Yes, definitely keep submitting every two weeks on schedule. Adjudication being active doesn't mean you stop. If you get approved and you skipped weeks, those are gone.

This catches so many people off guard. The instructions on the mailed letter TWC sends after you apply have your specific filing dates, follow those regardless of what your claim status says.

I'm in Tarrant County, I haven't received that letter yet. Should I be doing search activities now just in case?

Tarrant is also five a week. Start logging now regardless of whether you've gotten the letter, better to have documented activities and not need them than the other way around.

WorkInTexas.com is where you have to register. The job search log is basically a list of employers, dates, and what you did, applied, emailed, called, that kind of thing.

Applying on Indeed counts as a work search activity. WorkInTexas.com is where you register and where your profile lives, but actual applications can happen anywhere. The log just needs to show what you did and where.

Phone calls to employers, sending your resume directly, those count too. It doesn't have to be online applications only.

How did you submit that statement? Through UBS or did you mail it in?

Mine was through UBS, there was a place in the portal to upload documents and add notes to my claim. If you don't see it clearly, the Tele-Center can walk you through it.

UBS document upload is under your claim details. It's not super obvious where it is but once you find it you can attach basically anything, PDFs, photos of documents, whatever.

That's not how it works. There's no automatic six month bar just for quitting. If TWC decides your reason didn't qualify as good cause connected with the work, you're disqualified until you meet certain reemployment conditions, not a fixed time period. And you can appeal a disqualification decision within 14 days of when it was mailed.

Oh wow okay, my coworker was definitely wrong then. Good to know before I spread that around.

The reemployment conditions your friend probably heard about are real though. If you get disqualified, the disqualification ends when you get a new job, work there for a certain amount of time or earn enough, and then lose it through no fault of your own.

Claimyr was what finally got me through for my adjudication question. Worth trying if you haven't.

Might have to look at that. At this point I'd try anything, I have a mortgage payment due.

For fired situations, TWC looks at whether it was for misconduct, things like violating company policy or not doing the work when you're capable of it. If it wasn't for misconduct you might be okay, but wait for their determination letter before assuming anything.

I hadn't thought about coworker statements. A few of them saw what was happening and they were frustrated about it too.

Reach out to them soon while it's still fresh. Even a written statement from them explaining what they observed on those dates would help build the picture.

Just keep it factual if you do that. Statements that stick to what actually happened are way more useful than ones that get emotional or start saying what the company did wrong in general terms.

TWC holds your first payable week back until two things both happen, you've been paid at least twice your weekly benefit amount, AND you either go back to full-time work or use up all your benefits. If you returned to full-time work, you'd have to request it separately in UBS or through Tele-Serv. If you just ran out of benefits without going back to work, it releases at that point.

I went back to work partway through. So I might have that week sitting there unrequested? How do I check?

Log into UBS and look for a waiting week request option. There's also a path through Tele-Serv, Option 2 then Option 4. If the conditions were met, it may still be available to you.

Five weeks is a long time. Did they give you back pay for all the weeks you'd requested during that time?

Yes, once the adjudication cleared and I was approved, the payments for all the weeks I'd requested on schedule came through. That's exactly why keeping up with the payment requests during adjudication matters so much.

This is making me feel better about where I am. I've been submitting mine every two weeks and just hoping for the best.

I was making around $22 an hour and working full time for about 18 months before I left. Is there a way to estimate what my weekly amount might be before the determination comes?

Roughly speaking, take your highest calendar quarter earnings and divide by 25. So if you earned around $11,000 or more in a single quarter, you'd be near the max. The determination letter will show the exact calculation.

The letter TWC mails after your claim is processed shows your exact base period wages by quarter, it's worth reading carefully to make sure the numbers match what you actually earned.

TWC can send written notices asking for more information and they'll mail it. Phone calls from TWC to you aren't something I experienced. The onus is usually on you to follow up and make sure they have what they need.

Any notices they send through UBS or by mail have deadlines. If they ask for a response or documentation, don't sit on it. Missing those can slow down or end your adjudication not in your favor.

Shorted pay seems more concrete than schedule changes, I'll admit. I think my strongest argument is the repeated nature of the changes and the fact that I went to HR. I'm going to write out a detailed timeline tonight.

A timeline is a great idea. Put the dates of the specific schedule changes you remember, when you talked to HR, what was said or not said, and when you finally decided to leave. Keep it factual and clear.

Bring in your original hiring documents if you have them too. If there was anything in writing about your expected schedule when you were hired, that shows what changed from the starting agreement.

Can you set up withholding through UBS or do you have to call?

You can manage the withholding preference through UBS under your account settings. It's voluntary so if you want to handle taxes as a lump sum at the end of the year that's fine too.

Just don't forget about it at filing time. First year on benefits a lot of people are caught off guard by owing more than expected because they skipped the withholding.

Nine weeks is on the longer end. Did it ever resolve, and what finally moved it?

Eventually resolved in my favor but only after I got through to an agent who actually looked at my file and found an employer response that had been submitted but apparently not fully reviewed. If I hadn't pushed I think it would've sat there longer.

This is exactly why getting to an actual live agent and not just the automated system makes such a difference. The automated stuff can't tell you what's actually stuck.

If I appeal and win, do they pay all the weeks I'd been requesting during the adjudication and the appeal?

Yes. That's exactly why the payment requests during the whole process are so important. Win an appeal and get paid retroactively for every week you requested correctly and on time. Skip weeks and those are gone regardless of winning.

The 14 day window is strict. I know someone who missed it by two days and lost the ability to appeal at that level. Read the date on the letter carefully, not the date you receive it.

This is genuinely the most helpful thing I've read in this thread. The appeal process is not something I had really considered as a real option, I just assumed denial was final.

Denial is very much not final. The appeal hearing is where you actually get to tell your story to a person who can weigh it. The determination is just the first step in a process.

For the hearing specifically, have your documents organized and ready before the call. The Hearing Officer will mail a packet with the specifics about five to ten days before the scheduled date. Register your phone number 15 to 60 minutes before it starts.