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Unemployment Insurance Code § 1256.3

ARTICLE 1. Eligibility and Disqualifications

Current as of September 28, 2026Unemp. Ins. Code, § 1256.3Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 152, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.

For the purposes of Sections 1256, 1256.1, 1256.2, 1256.4, and 1256.5, “most recent work” is that work in which a claimant last performed compensated services:

(a) Prior to and nearest the date of filing a valid new, reopened, or additional claim for unemployment compensation benefits, a valid primary, reopened, or additional claim for extended duration benefits, or a valid application, or reopened or additional claim for federal-state extended benefits.

(b) During the calendar week for which a continued claim is filed.