{"code":"UIC","codeName":"Unemployment Insurance Code","section":"2608","citation":"Unemp. Ins. Code, § 2608","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. UNEMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY COMPENSATION [100. - 4751.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. DISABILITY COMPENSATION [2601. - 3308.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [2601. - 2615.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 357, Sec. 2.   (SB 667)   Effective January 1, 2016.   Section operative July 1, 2016, by its own provisions.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>(a) “Disability benefit period,” with respect to any individual, means the continuous period of unemployment and disability beginning with the first day with respect to which the individual files a valid claim for unemployment compensation disability benefits. For the purposes of this part, two consecutive periods of disability due to the same or related cause or condition and separated by a period of not more than 60 days shall be considered as one disability benefit period.</p><p>(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.</p>","text":"(a) “Disability benefit period,” with respect to any individual, means the continuous period of unemployment and disability beginning with the first day with respect to which the individual files a valid claim for unemployment compensation disability benefits. For the purposes of this part, two consecutive periods of disability due to the same or related cause or condition and separated by a period of not more than 60 days shall be considered as one disability benefit period. (b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/unemployment-insurance-code/general-provisions-2608","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}