Title UIC, California Unemp. Ins. Code

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the Disability Fund is continuously appropriated for the purpose of providing disability benefits pursuant to this part, including the payment of refunds, credits, or judgments, and interest thereon, the payme…

A sum to be determined by the Director of Finance, of amounts deposited in the disability fund, may be used for the necessary expenses of administration of this part and Sections 17061 and 17061.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code in addition to any other fund or money available f…

Withdrawals by the director from the Disability Fund for the payment of refunds, credits, or judgments, and disability benefits are exempted from the operation of Section 925.6 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)

The department shall have priority to occupy any space in the buildings and facilities financed by the Disability Fund, which comprise any space in the department’s central office building and related parking facilities in Sacramento and the department’s branch office in Los Ange…

(a) Unemployment compensation benefit award computations shall be based on wages paid in the base period. “Base period” means: for benefit years beginning in October, November, or December, the four calendar quarters ended in the next preceding month of June; for benefit years be…

“Benefit year”, with respect to any individual, means the 52-week period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which the individual first files a valid claim for benefits and thereafter the 52-week period beginning with the week in which such individual again f…

Notwithstanding Section 1281, if the base period of a new claim includes wages which were paid prior to the effective date of, and not used in the computation of the award for, a previous valid claim, the new claim shall only be valid if, during the 52-week period beginning with …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1277, if an individual has a subsequent new claim and the previous valid claim was filed under subdivision (b) of Section 1275, the new claim shall only be valid if, during the 52-week period beginning with the effective date of the previous claim, eit…

In determining, under Sections 1277 and 1277.1, whether a new claim is valid, twice the amount that an individual was entitled to receive under Part 2 (commencing with Section 2601) of this division or under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of the Labor Code, or under an…

For the purposes of this chapter, wages shall be counted as “wages for employment for employers” for benefit purposes with respect to any benefit year only if the benefit year begins subsequent to the date on which the employer from whom the wages were earned has satisfied the co…

(a) Each individual eligible under this chapter who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to that week an unemployment compensation benefit in an amount equal to his or her weekly benefit amount less the smaller of the following: (1) The amount of wages in excess o…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Affected unit” means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit that includes two or more workers and not less than 10 percent of the employer’s regular permanent work force involved in the affected unit or units in each week, …

The department may collaborate with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to develop and implement strategic outreach to increase participation by employers in the work sharing program described …

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1279.5, the director shall accept a work sharing plan application submitted electronically by an employer wishing to participate in, or renew participation in, the work sharing program. The department shall create a portal on its int…

(a) For any new claims filed with an effective date on or after January 1, 1992, and prior to September 11, 2001, an individual’s weekly benefit amount is the amount appearing in column B in the following table opposite that wage bracket in column A that contains the amount of wa…

(a) An individual cannot establish a valid claim or a benefit year during which any benefits are payable unless during his or her base period, for new claims filed with an effective date beginning on or after January 1, 1992, he or she has met either of the following conditions: …

If the remuneration of an individual is not based upon a fixed period or duration of time or if the individual’s wages are paid at irregular intervals or in such manner as not to extend regularly over the period of employment, the wages for any week or for any calendar quarter fo…

There is a Disability Administration Account within the Disability Fund. The director may, without at the time furnishing vouchers and itemized statements, withdraw from this account sums not to exceed in the aggregate an amount equal to three percent of the total disbursements m…

Claims for unemployment compensation benefits shall be made in accordance with authorized regulations of the director. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall promptly pay benefits if it finds the claimant is eligible or shall promptly deny benefits if …

An individual shall, to maintain his or her eligibility to file continued claims during a continuous period of unemployment, submit a continued claim not more than 14 days from the end of the last week’s ending date shown on the continued claim, or not more than 14 days from the …

The department shall request any personal identification information required from the claimant under this part in accordance with the most recent federal National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-63 standards, relating to technical requirements for i…

The department shall give a notice of the filing of a new or additional claim to the employing unit by which the claimant was last employed immediately preceding the filing of the claim unless the additional claim is the result of the filing of a partial claim as defined by the d…

(a) The department shall consider the facts submitted by an employer pursuant to Section 1327 and make a determination as to the claimant’s eligibility for benefits. The department shall promptly notify the claimant and any employer who before the determination has submitted fact…

(a) Upon the filing of a new claim for benefits, the department shall promptly make a computation on the claim that shall set forth the maximum amount of benefits potentially payable during the benefit year, and the weekly benefit amount. The department shall promptly notify the …

A claim for unemployment compensation benefits may be canceled if all of the following apply: (a) The individual has not been deemed ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits. (b) The individual has not been overpaid unemployment compensation benefits. (c) The individual …

For purposes of a claim for unemployment benefits under subdivision (b) of Section 1275, all of the following apply: (a) Computation using the last four completed calendar quarters shall be based on available wage information processed as of the close of business on the day prece…

(a) The claimant and any base period employer to whom a notice of computation or recomputation is given may, within 30 days after the service of the notice, protest the accuracy of the computation or recomputation. The 30-day period may be extended for good cause. The department …

Any base period employer shall, within 15 days after mailing of a notice of computation, submit to the department any facts then known which he or she was not previously required to submit to the department under Section 1327 which may affect the claimant’s eligibility for benefi…

(a) The department shall promptly serve notice of any determination of eligibility for benefits under this part or Part 3 (commencing with Section 3501) or Part 4 (commencing with Section 4001) of this division on the claimant and on any employer or employing unit which prior to …

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division any provision that prescribes time limits within which the department may reconsider any determination, ruling, or computation or any provision that otherwise restricts or prevents such reconsideration, shall not apply in any c…

Notices, protests, and information required under this article shall be submitted in accordance with authorized regulations. (Enacted by Stats. 1953, Ch. 308.)

(a) An administrative law judge after affording a reasonable opportunity for fair hearing, shall, unless the appeal is withdrawn, affirm, reverse, modify, or set aside any determination that is appealed under this article. The claimant, the employer becoming a party to the appeal…

If an appeal is filed, benefits with respect to the period prior to the final decision on the appeal shall be paid only after the decision, except that: (a) If benefits for any week are payable in accordance with a determination by the department irrespective of any decision on t…

The director or any party to a decision by an administrative law judge may appeal to the appeals board from the decision. The appeals board may order the taking of additional evidence and may affirm, reverse, modify, or set aside the decision of the administrative law judge. The …

The decision of the appeals board on an appeal from the decision of an administrative law judge must be rendered within 60 days after the submission of the appeal unless the board requires the taking of further evidence. If the appeals board requires the taking of further evidenc…

If the appeals board issues a decision allowing benefits the benefits shall be paid regardless of any further action taken by the director, the appeals board, or any other administrative agency, and regardless of any appeal or mandamus, or other proceeding in the courts. If the d…

(a) (1) The department shall pay unemployment compensation benefits through public employment offices or such other agency as may be prescribed by authorized regulations of the director. (2) Beginning January 1, 2024, the department shall provide a person entitled to receive unem…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding this part, if unemployment compensation benefit payments are directly deposited to an account of the recipient’s choice, as authorized under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq.), the payments may only be deposited t…

Minors who are eligible for benefits may be paid and receive benefits in their own right, and a receipt signed by a minor shall be valid and binding. (Enacted by Stats. 1953, Ch. 308.)

Benefits due a deceased or legally declared incompetent person may be paid to such person or persons as appears to the Director of Employment Development to be legally entitled thereto in accordance with authorized regulations of the Director of Employment Development. Such payme…

Any waiver by any person of any benefit or right under this code is invalid, except as provided by Sections 1255.7, 1342.1, 1345, and 2630. Benefits under this code, incentive payments provided by Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000), and payments to an individual under a pl…

(a) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing the claim, be advised that: (1) Unemployment compensation and disability insurance benefits, when paid in lieu of unemployment compensation, are subject to federal income tax. (2) Requ…

(a) An individual covered by a voluntary plan approved under Section 3254 may, at the time he or she applies for voluntary plan benefits or at any time while receiving voluntary plan benefits, voluntarily choose to allow his or her employer or an agent of the employer, appointed …

The director shall, without presenting vouchers and itemized statements, withdraw from the Disability Fund any sums that he or she deems necessary for the payment of disability benefits for a reasonable future period. The Controller shall draw his or her warrant for any claim pre…

Any person who is overpaid any amount of benefits under this part is liable for the amount overpaid unless any of the following is applicable: (a) (1) The overpayment was not due to fraud, misrepresentation or willful nondisclosure on the part of the recipient, and (2) the overpa…

If the director finds that an individual has been overpaid unemployment compensation benefits because he or she willfully, for the purpose of obtaining unemployment compensation benefits, either made a false statement or representation, with actual knowledge of the falsity thereo…