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Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC

1,117 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act is known and may be cited as the Unemployment Insurance Code.
• § 10 — The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.
• § 100 — As a guide to the interpretation and application of this division the public policy of this State is declared as follows: Experience has shown that large numbers of the population of California do not
• § 101 — This part is a part of a national plan of unemployment reserves and social security, and is enacted for the purpose of assisting in the stabilization of employment conditions.
• § 102 — All the rights, privileges or immunities conferred by this division or by acts deemed pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the Legislature to amend or repeal this division at any time.
• § 10200 — The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) California’s economy is being challenged by competition from other states and overseas.
• § 10201 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Employment Development Department.
• § 10201.5 — With respect to funding appropriated in the annual Budget Act to the Employment Development Department for allocation by the Employment Training Panel and identified for training of workers in regions
• § 10202 — (a) The Employment Training Panel is established in the Employment Development Department.
• § 10202.5 — (a) The panel shall consist of eight persons, seven of whom shall be appointed as provided in subdivision (b), and shall have experience and a demonstrated interest in business management and employme
• § 10203 — The panel may meet as necessary at locations throughout the state.
• § 10204 — The panel shall coordinate its programs with local and state workforce development boards and other partners of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (29 U.
• § 10205 — The panel shall do all of the following: (a) Establish a three-year plan that shall be updated annually, based on the demand of employers for trained workers, changes in the state’s economy and labor
• § 10206 — (a) The panel may allocate money in the fund for any of the following purposes: (1) Reimbursement of reasonable training costs, and administrative costs incurred by contractors.
• § 10207 — (a) The panel shall accept or reject a completed application within 60 days of the receipt by the executive director.
• § 10208 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preclude any employer from contracting with any public or private training entity for services, subject to the approval of the panel.
• § 10209 — (a) Contracts shall only be made for training in job-related vocational skills that are necessary for participants to attain a new job or retain an existing job with definite career potential and long
• § 10210 — Contracts shall be made with training agencies only if the training agency can demonstrate all of the following: (a) The training agency has a satisfactory record of past performance in the placement
• § 10211 — A trainee or employee participating in a training program pursuant to this chapter shall be considered to be in a training program having the approval of the director under Article 1.
• § 10212.2 — The panel shall prepare a budget covering necessary administrative costs of the panel.
• § 10213 — The Employment Development Department shall cooperate with the panel by offering necessary technical assistance, which may include, but is not limited to, labor market information, projections of occu
• § 10214 — To assist the panel and the Legislature in assessing the impact of this chapter over an extended period of time, the Employment Development Department shall develop and maintain a continuous employmen
• § 10214.5 — (a) The panel may allocate up to 15 percent of the annually available training funds for the purpose of funding special employment training projects that improve the skills and employment security of
• § 10214.6 — (a) The panel shall develop and publish guidelines for the purpose of supporting and implementing one or more alternative fund programs to reimburse the cost of training consistent with the purposes o
• § 10214.7 — The panel shall allocate funds available in the annual Budget Act for training programs designed for individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of
• § 10214.9 — (a) (1) The panel may fund licensed nurse training programs to train individuals who are currently working as nurse assistants or caregivers in a health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Hea
• § 10215 — The funding of individual project grants by the panel may take the form of either direct grants to the employer or training agency, or credits to the employer’s liability for unemployment insurance co
• § 10217 — Funds in the Employment Training Fund created by Section 1610 shall be appropriated annually in the Budget Act by the Legislature for allocation by the panel for the purposes of this chapter, except t
• § 1025 — The director shall keep separate records of the amounts paid into the fund by each employer in his or her own behalf, or chargeable to him or her as benefits; but nothing in this division shall be con
• § 1026 — (a) The director shall maintain a separate reserve account for each employer, and shall credit each reserve account with all the contributions paid on his or her behalf.
• § 1026.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an employer’s reserve account shall not be relieved of charges relating to a benefit overpayment if the department determines that the payment was mad
• § 1026.2 — (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1026 or any other law, for the duration of all federal unemployment benefit programs specifically created to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployme
• § 1027.1 — On the computation date in 1966, the portion of each negative reserve balance which has not previously been charged to the balancing account shall be transferred to that account and the employer’s res
• § 1027.5 — On the computation date each year, the amount each employer’s net balance of reserve is more negative than 21 percent of the employer’s average base payroll shall be canceled from his or her reserve b
• § 1027.6 — On the computation date of June 30, 1983, the amount each employer’s net balance of reserve was more negative than 12 percent of the employer’s average base payroll shall be canceled from his or her r
• § 1028 — The charge of unemployment compensation benefits to an employer’s account required by Section 1026 shall be made in such manner as to include as of each computation date all unemployment compensation
• § 1029 — (a) Whenever an employer ceases to pay wages in employment, the reserve account of the employer, unless it has been transferred under Article 5 (commencing with Section 1051), shall be canceled on the
• § 1030 — (a) An employer that is entitled under Section 1327 to receive notice of the filing of a new or additional claim may, within 10 days after mailing of the notice, submit to the department any facts wit
• § 1030.1 — (a) If the employment of an individual is terminated due to his absence from work for a period in excess of 24 hours because of his incarceration and he is convicted of the offense for which he was in
• § 1031 — No ruling made under Section 1030 may constitute a basis for the disqualification of any claimant but a determination by the department made under the provisions of Section 1328 may constitute a rulin
• § 1032 — If it is ruled under Section 1030 or 1328 that the claimant left the employer’s employ voluntarily and without good cause, or left under one of the following circumstances, benefits paid to the claima
• § 1032.5 — (a) Any base period employer may, within 15 days after mailing of a notice of computation under subdivision (a) of Section 1329, submit to the department facts within its possession disclosing that th
• § 1033 — The director shall not less frequently than once each year furnish each employer with an itemized statement of the charges to the reserve account, and a statement of the reserve account showing the cr
• § 1034 — (a) The employer, within 60 days after the date of mailing of any statement of charges or credits and charges to the reserve account, or within an additional period not exceeding 60 days which may for
• § 1035 — The director shall give notice pursuant to Section 1206 to the employer of his or her action on a protest filed under Section 1034.
• § 1036 — (a) The director shall give notice, pursuant to Section 1206, to the employer of the correction of any error which the director finds in any statement of account or statement of charges.
• § 1037 — If a protest involving the contribution rate is pending when any contribution to which such rate relates is due, the employer shall pay the contribution at the rate shown in the statement furnished by
• § 10501 — Any public assistance recipient who successfully completes a job training program approved under this part shall be exempted from the payment of those fees normally associated with any examination or
• § 1051 — Whenever any employing unit acquires the organization, trade, or business, or substantially all of the assets thereof, or a distinct and severable portion of such organization, trade, or business, of
• § 1051.5 — To the extent permitted by federal law, Sections 1051, 1052, and 1053 are applicable to acquisitions by a nonprofit organization which has elected reimbursement financing pursuant to Section 801 and t
• § 10510 — It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to establish and implement a program of comprehensive and coordinated employment and training planning in California in accordance with t
• § 1052 — Upon receipt of the application the separate account, actual contribution and benefit experience and payrolls of the predecessor or that part thereof, as determined by authorized regulations, which pe
• § 10529 — (a) The services provided by the existing labor market information system within the department shall include workforce and economic information that does all of the following: (1) Provides data and i
• § 1053 — Sections 1051 and 1052 are applicable to applications for transfer of reserve accounts made after the 90-day period beginning with the date of acquisition but prior to the cancellation of the reserve
• § 10530 — It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a statewide comprehensive labor market and occupational supply and demand information system to coordinate the labor market information needs, includin
• § 10533 — (a) The Employment Development Department shall operate the State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information Program as the primary component of the comprehensive labor market and occupational supply
• § 1054 — The provisions of this article requiring a specific application for transfer of reserve account shall not apply to any successor who through error or inadvertence continued to file contribution report
• § 1055 — In the event of a denial or granting of an application for transfer of reserve account, the director shall give notice pursuant to Section 1206 to the employing unit making such application, and to th
• § 1056 — The director may prescribe regulations for the establishment, maintenance, and dissolution of joint accounts by two or more employers and shall, in accordance with such regulations, upon application b
• § 1057 — Upon dissolution of a joint venture each participating employer may within 90 days apply for the transfer of his proportionate share of the reserve account.
• § 1058 — As used in this article the term “joint venture” means a separate employing unit which has been organized by two or more employers to accomplish a contract or project or series of contracts or project
• § 1060 — A change in contribution rate caused by a transfer under this article of all or a portion of the separate account, actual contribution and benefit experience and pay rolls shall not become effective e
• § 1061 — (a) For purposes of this article, the reserve account attributable to a transferred business shall also be transferred to, and combined with, the reserve account attributable to the employer to whom t
• § 1085 — Every employing unit shall keep a true and accurate work record of: (a) All his workers and their status, i.
• § 1086 — (a) Each employing unit within 15 days after becoming an employer as defined in this part shall register with the department on a form prescribed by the department.
• § 1087 — Any officer or employee of the Sales and Use Tax Division of the Board of Equalization who is authorized to accept an application for a seller’s permit under Section 6066 of the Revenue and Taxation C
• § 1088 — (a) (1) Each employer shall file with the director within the time required by subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 1110 for payment of employer contributions, a report of contributions, a quarterly retu
• § 1088.5 — (a) In addition to information reported in accordance with Section 1088, effective July 1, 1998, each employer shall file, with the department, the information provided for in subdivision (b) on new e
• § 1088.6 — Each employer, pursuant to authorized regulations, shall furnish a written statement to the worker showing the excess of the worker contributions required with respect to wages included in Section 927
• § 1088.8 — (a) Effective January 1, 2001, any service-recipient, as defined in subdivision (b), who makes or is required to make a return to the Internal Revenue Service, in accordance with subdivision (a) of Se
• § 1088.9 — (a) Commencing with the first calendar quarter of calendar year 2026, a motion picture payroll services company shall file with the director, within the same time required by subdivision (a) of Sectio
• § 1089 — (a) Each employer shall post and maintain in places readily accessible to individuals in their service such printed statements concerning benefit rights and other matters as may be prescribed by autho
• § 1090 — (a) Every assignee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or other representative of an insolvent employing unit, and every administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased employing unit, shall withi
• § 1092 — Every employing unit shall furnish to the director, administrative law judge, or deputy, upon demand, a sworn statement of the matters contained in the records required by Section 1085.
• § 1093 — In the event any employer shall fail to keep and furnish to the director, upon notice, any required records or reports necessary for a full determination, decision on appeal, or other proper dispositi
• § 1094 — (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, the information obtained in the administration of this code is confidential, not open to the public, and shall be for the exclusive use and
• § 1095 — The director shall permit the use of any information in the director’s possession to the extent necessary for any of the following purposes, and may require reimbursement for all direct costs incurred
• § 1095.5 — (a) (1) The director shall permit the use of any information in their possession to the extent necessary to enable the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to receive qua
• § 1096 — Where a number of workers are normally employed in employment in the course of a year by several employers, such employers, with the approval of the director, may appoint an agent.
• § 1097 — The manner of crediting to each employer the employment experience of the group of employers who have appointed an agent pursuant to Section 1096, for the purpose of any classification of employers ma
• § 1098 — Nothing contained in Sections 1096 or 1097 shall be construed to make the agent the employer of the workers, or relieve any employer of his obligations to comply with this division, except to the exte
• § 11 — The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
• § 11.2 — “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.
• § 11000 — The Legislature finds that over 1.
• § 11000.5 — As used in this chapter “contractor” means a public agency or a private nonprofit corporation.
• § 11001 — (a) The department shall contract with public agencies or private nonprofit corporations for a period not to exceed one year to provide employment services for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing
• § 11002 — Employment services for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Complete communication services for all preparatory, job placement, and follow
• § 11003 — (a) The department, with the advice of persons knowledgeable about providing employment services to persons who are deaf and hard of hearing, shall establish the criteria for choosing contractors.
• § 11004 — The department shall do all of the following: (a) Determine the number and location of its offices within the state providing employment services to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing and de
• § 11006 — The Employment Development Department shall not expend over 5 percent of the sum appropriated for this chapter for its administrative costs.
• § 11020 — (a) There is hereby established a project known as the Caregiver Training Initiative.
• § 11022 — (a) (1) The Employment Development Department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall administer regional collaborative program selection and funding under the Caregiver T
• § 11024 — (a) The program model for implementation of the Caregiver Training Initiative shall consist of a solicitation and competitive selection process to identify proposals from regional collaborative progra
• § 1110 — (a) Employer contributions required under Sections 976 and 976.
• § 1110.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director shall allocate any payment to the department relating to liability for contributions, withheld personal income tax, penalty and interest, i
• § 1110.6 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1110, whenever the liability of an employer for contributions under this division arises under the terms of a written contract in which such employer has agre
• § 1111 — The director for good cause may extend for not to exceed 60 days the time for making a return or report or paying without penalty any amount required to be paid under this division.
• § 1111.5 — If the Governor declares a state of emergency, the director may extend the time requirements for filing returns or reports pursuant to Section 1088 and the time requirement for payment of employer and
• § 1112 — (a) Any employer who without good cause fails to pay any contributions required of him or her or of his or her workers, except amounts assessed under Article 8 (commencing with Section 1126), within t
• § 1112.1 — (a) An employer who is required to file a quarterly return electronically pursuant to Section 1088 and without good cause fails to file a quarterly return electronically shall pay a penalty of fifty d
• § 1112.5 — (a) Any employer who without good cause fails to file the return and reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 1088 and subdivision (a) of Section 13021 within 60 days of the time required under
• § 1113 — Any employer who fails to pay any contributions required of him or of his workers, except amounts assessed under Article 8 (commencing with Section 1126), within the time required shall become liable
• § 1113.1 — An employer who, through an error caused by excusable neglect, makes an underpayment of the amount due on a report of contributions pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1088 shall not be liable for
• § 1114 — (a) Any employer who, without good cause, fails to file within 15 days after service by the director of notice pursuant to Section 1206 of a specific written demand therefor, a report of wages of each
• § 1115 — (a) If the director finds that the collection of any contributions will be jeopardized in any case where an employing unit is insolvent, or is delinquent in a substantial amount of contributions due u
• § 1116 — (a) (1) Every employing unit except a domestic or foreign corporation or a domestic or foreign limited liability company shall, within 10 days of quitting business, file with the director a final retu
• § 1117 — If any employer fails to file the annual reconciliation return described in subdivision (e) of Section 1088 or subdivision (j) of Section 13021 on or before 30 days after notice has been given to the
• § 1119 — The director shall notify the United States Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor of the failure of an Indian tribe (as described by Section 3306(u) of Title 26 of the Uni
• § 1126 — (a) If any employing unit fails to make a return or report as required under this division, the director shall make an estimate based upon any information in his or her possession or that may come int
• § 1126.1 — (a) If any employing unit fails to register with the department as required under Section 1086, and the failure is due to intentional disregard or intent to evade this division or authorized regulatio
• § 1127 — (a) If the director is not satisfied with any return or report made by any employing unit of the amount of employer or worker contributions, he or she may compute the amount required to be paid upon t
• § 1127.5 — (a) If the director determines that an individual or entity that is reporting employee wages pursuant to Section 1088 or other applicable sections is not the correct employer of the employees whose wa
• § 1128 — (a) If the failure of the employing unit to file a return or report within the time required by this division and authorized regulations or if any part of the deficiency for which an assessment is mad
• § 1128.1 — (a) If the director finds that an individual or business entity has exchanged money on behalf of an employer and the employer used the cash proceeds from the exchange to conceal the payment of wages w
• § 1129 — The amount of each assessment shall bear interest at the adjusted annual rate and by the method established pursuant to Section 19521 of the Revenue and Taxation Code from and after the last day of th
• § 1130 — One or more assessments may be made for the amount due for one or for more than one period and overpayments may be offset against underpayments.
• § 1131 — The director shall give to the employing unit against whom an assessment is made a written notice of the assessment pursuant to Section 1206.
• § 1132 — Except in the case of failure without good cause to file a return or report, fraud or intent to evade any provision of this division or authorized regulations, every notice of assessment shall be made
• § 1135 — (a) Assessments under this article become delinquent if not paid on or before the date they become final pursuant to Sections 1036, 1221, 1222, and 1224.
• § 1136 — If the director finds that an assessment or portion thereof has been erroneously made, he may cancel the assessment or portion thereof in the following cases: (a) Where no petition for reassessment ha
• § 1137 — (a) If the director finds, in accordance with Section 1137.
• § 1137.1 — A jeopardy assessment may be made only upon a finding by the director, based upon probable cause, that any of the following conditions are met: (a) The employing unit is insolvent.
• § 1141 — When an assessment for worker contributions that is made pursuant to the provisions of this article becomes final against a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, which i
• § 1141.1 — The director shall notify the United States Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor of the failure of an Indian tribe (as described by Section 3306(u) of Title 26 of the Uni
• § 1142 — (a) If the director finds that any employer or any employee, officer, or agent of any employer, in submitting facts concerning the termination of a claimant’s employment pursuant to Section 1030, 1327
• § 1142.1 — (a) If the director finds that any employer or any employee, officer, or agent of any employer, in submitting facts concerning the termination of a claimant’s employment, where the claimant was perfor
• § 1143 — If the director finds that any individual falsely certifies the medical condition of any person in order to obtain disability insurance benefits, including family temporary disability insurance benefi
• § 1144 — (a) Any employer who induces, solicits, or coerces an employee to file a false or fraudulent claim for benefits shall be assessed a penalty in an amount equal to 100 percent of the liability establish
• § 1145 — (a) If the director finds that a person or business entity knowingly advises another person or business entity to violate any provision of this chapter, the director may assess the greater of: (1) A p
• § 1160 — (a) The department shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to administer the Motor Carrier Employer Amnesty Program established by Section 2750.
• § 1162 — Commercial drivers who are classified as employees pursuant to a settlement agreement shall be eligible to receive a refund of elective coverage contributions pursuant to Section 708 and may submit a
• § 1164 — The department may promulgate regulations and take any other actions necessary or appropriate to implement this article and further its participation in the program.
• § 1176 — If, by reason of an employee receiving wages from more than one employer during any calendar year, the wages received by him or her during such year exceed the remuneration upon which contributions ar
• § 1176.5 — (a) Except as provided by subdivision (c) of this section, refunds and credits under Section 1176 shall be claimed pursuant to Section 17061 of the Revenue and Taxation Code on the personal income tax
• § 1177 — Except as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 1178, if the director determines that any amount of contributions, penalty or interest has been erroneously or illegally collected he shall set forth o
• § 1177.5 — (a) If the director determines that an overpayment has been made to the department by an employing unit or the School Employees Fund because of a reason specified in this subdivision, and the amount o
• § 1178 — (a) A claim for refund or credit may be filed with the director for any overpayment including, but not limited to, amounts paid subsequent to the filing for record of a certificate under Section 1703
• § 1179 — Every claim for refund or credit shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded.
• § 1179.5 — If an employing unit pays the amount of contributions, penalties, and interest assessed under Article 8 (commencing with Section 1126) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of this division: (a) Before an administra
• § 1180 — The director shall give notice pursuant to Section 1206 to the claimant whenever he or she denies any claim for refund or credit in whole or in part.
• § 1180.1 — No claim for refund of amounts paid pursuant to Section 1870 may be filed.
• § 1180.5 — (a) If the director finds that a claim for refund or credit or portion thereof, including a claim deemed made and denied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1179.
• § 1181 — Interest shall be allowed and paid only to the extent that interest and penalties collected under this division are available therefor upon any overpayment of contributions at the adjusted rate per mo
• § 1184 — If any refund or portion thereof is erroneously made, the director shall assess that amount to the employing unit or other person to whom the refund was made, together with any interest paid thereon,
• § 1185 — The director, in collaboration with the Franchise Tax Board, shall do all of the following: (a) Identify taxpayers who have overpaid disability insurance contributions in any or all tax years from Jan
• § 12 — The singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
• § 1206 — A notice given under this chapter by the director, an administrative law judge, or the appeals board: (a) May be served personally or by mail, except that service by mail given by the director shall b
• § 1221 — (a) Within 10 working days of notice of an assessment pursuant to Section 1137, the employer may file a petition for reassessment of the jeopardy assessment pursuant to Section 1222.
• § 1222 — Within 30 days of service of any notice of assessment or denial of claim for refund or credit under Section 803, 821, or 991, or of any notice under Sections 704.
• § 1223 — If any petition is filed under this article within the time and meeting requirements prescribed, an administrative law judge shall review the matter and, if requested by the petitioner, shall grant a
• § 1224 — (a) The petitioner or the director may, within 30 days after the service of notice of an administrative law judge’s decision under this article, file an appeal to the appeals board.
• § 1231 — (a) The department shall develop and implement a taxpayer education and information program directed at, but not limited to, the following: (1) Taxpayer or industry groups.
• § 1233 — (a) If an employing unit’s failure to make a timely return or payment is due to the person’s reasonable reliance on written advice from the department, the employing unit may be relieved of the taxes
• § 1236 — Any civil employment tax matter dispute arising under Article 8 (commencing with Section 1126), Article 9 (commencing with Section 1176), or Article 11 (commencing with Section 1221), may be settled u
• § 1237 — (a) No business entity shall discharge or otherwise discriminate against any person because he or she has sought information from the department concerning his or her rights under this code or the Lab
• § 1241 — (a) No suit or proceeding shall be maintained in any court for the recovery of any amount of contributions, interest or penalties alleged to have been erroneously or illegally assessed or collected un
• § 1242 — If, in any action authorized by Section 1241, judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, the amount of the judgment shall first be credited on any contributions, interest, and penalties due from the plai
• § 1243 — A decision of the appeals board on an appeal from a denial of a protest under Section 1034 or on an appeal from a denial or granting of an application for transfer of reserve account under Article 5 (
• § 125 — Except where the context otherwise clearly indicates, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of the provisions of this division.
• § 125.3 — “American aircraft” means an aircraft registered under the laws of the United States.
• § 125.4 — “American employer” means any of the following: (a) An individual who is a resident of the United States.
• § 125.5 — “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the laws of the United States nor d
• § 1251 — Unemployment compensation benefits are payable from the Unemployment Fund to unemployed individuals who are eligible under this part.
• § 1252 — (a) An individual is “unemployed” in any week in which he or she meets any of the following conditions: (1) Any week during which he or she performs no services and with respect to which no wages are
• § 1252.1 — With respect to individuals hired as commercial fishermen a “totally unemployed individual” means an individual who, during a particular week, while still attached to his employer from the standpoint
• § 1252.2 — With respect to individuals hired as commercial fishermen a “partially unemployed individual” means an individual who, during a particular week meets all of the following conditions: (a) Was employed
• § 1253 — An unemployed individual is eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits with respect to any week only if the director finds that: (a) A claim for benefits with respect to that week has been
• § 1253.1 — An unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits shall not be deemed ineligible for any week in which, for not exceeding two working days, he c
• § 1253.12 — An unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, shall not be deemed ineligible for any week in which: (a) For not exceeding two working days,
• § 1253.15 — An unemployed individual who has been discharged from any branch of the United States armed services and who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits shall not be d
• § 1253.2 — An unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits shall not be deemed ineligible for any week in which pursuant to the provisions of a collectiv
• § 1253.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits are payable on the basis of service to whi
• § 1253.4 — Unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits shall not be payable to any individual on the basis of any services, substantially all of which cons
• § 1253.5 — Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 1253, if an individual is, in all other respects, eligible for benefits under this part, and such individual becomes unable to work due to
• § 1253.6 — For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1253, an unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, shall not be deemed to be not able to, or un
• § 1253.7 — For the purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 1253, an individual shall not be disqualified for any week solely because of either of the following: (a) The individual is before any court of the Unite
• § 1253.8 — An unemployed individual shall not be disqualified for eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits solely on the basis that he or she is only available for part-time work.
• § 1253.9 — An unemployed individual may not be disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits solely on the basis that he or she is a student.
• § 1253.92 — (a) An unemployed individual who meets all of the requirements under this division, including Section 1253.
• § 1254 — No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment under subdivision (d) of Section 1253: (a) Unless it occurs within the benefit year which includes the week with respect to which he claims payment o
• § 1255 — An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits on account of unemployment for any week or part of any week with respect to which he has received or is seeking unemployment benefi
• § 1255.3 — (a) Except as provided by subdivisions (c) and (d), the amount of unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits payable to an individual for any w
• § 1255.5 — (a) An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits for the same day or days of unemployment for which he is allowed by the Workmen’s Compensation Ap
• § 1255.7 — (a) The Department of Child Support Services shall notify the director whether an individual filing a claim for unemployment compensation after October 1, 1982, owes support obligations as defined und
• § 1256 — An individual is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if the director finds that he or she left his or her most recent work voluntarily without good cause or that he or she has been dis
• § 1256.1 — (a) If the employment of an individual is terminated due to his absence from work for a period in excess of 24 hours because of his incarceration and he is convicted of the offense for which he was in
• § 1256.2 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), an individual who terminates his or her employment shall not be deemed to have left his or her most recent work without good cause if his or her em
• § 1256.3 — For the purposes of Sections 1256, 1256.
• § 1256.4 — (a) An individual is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if either of the following occur: (1) The director finds that he or she was discharged from his or her most recent work for chr
• § 1256.5 — (a) An individual shall be deemed to have left his or her most recent work with good cause if the director finds that he or she leaves employment because of sexual harassment if the individual has tak
• § 1257 — An individual is also disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if: (a) He or she willfully, for the purpose of obtaining unemployment compensation benefits, either made a false statement or
• § 1258 — “Suitable employment” means work in the individual’s usual occupation or for which he is reasonably fitted, regardless of whether or not it is subject to this division.
• § 1258.5 — “Suitable employment” does not include employment with an employer who does not: (a) Possess an appropriate state license to engage in his business, trade, or profession; or (b) Withhold or hold in tr
• § 1259 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, no work or employment shall be deemed suitable and benefits shall not be denied to any otherwise eligible and qualified individual for refusing n
• § 126 — “Appeals Board” means the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
• § 1260 — (a) An individual disqualified under Section 1256, under a determination transmitted to the individual by the department, is ineligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits for the week in wh
• § 1260.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, benefits shall not be denied to any individual by reason of cancellation of wage credits or total reduction of his benefit rights for any cause ot
• § 1261 — When successive disqualifications under Section 1257 occur, the director may extend the period of ineligibility provided for in Section 1260 for an additional period not to exceed eight additional wee
• § 1262 — An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, and these benefits shall not be payable to him or her, if the individual left his or her work because of a trade dispute.