He should have gone to the DUmmies' "jobs" forum. They have all kinds of good advice on scamming the system. If you're working less than 32 hours a week at a full-time job (40 hours), you are eligible for unemployment. Of course with Obamacare redefining "unemployment" and so many people being out of work or under-employed over the last four glorious years, I would be curious to know if that has changed.
Of course, he should have submitted a claim six weeks ago...he'd be getting a check by now. At this point, he's not going to get squat.