California · Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC
UIC §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
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This statute defines when employment termination due to incarceration counts as voluntary departure without good cause for unemployment insurance purposes, and allows reconsideration of prior determinations pending criminal conviction.
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