ARTICLE 1. Eligibility and Disqualifications

Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1294.

§§ 1251–1265.9 · 45 sections

§ 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…
§ 1252.1 With respect to individuals hired as commercial fishermen a “totally unemployed individual” means an individual who, during a particular week, while still…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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,…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1253.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1253.6 For purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 1253, an unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits,…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1253.9 An unemployed individual may not be disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits solely on the basis that he or she is a student. An unemployed…
§ 1253.92 (a) An unemployed individual who meets all of the requirements under this division, including Section 1253.9, and certifies for continued unemployment…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1255.3 (a) Except as provided by subdivisions (c) and (d), the amount of unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended…
§ 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…
§ 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,…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1256.3 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:…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1257 An individual is also disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if: (a) He or she willfully, for the purpose of obtaining unemployment compensation…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 1260 (a) An individual disqualified under Section 1256, under a determination transmitted to the individual by the department, is ineligible to receive unemployment…
§ 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…
§ 1261 When successive disqualifications under Section 1257 occur, the director may extend the period of ineligibility provided for in Section 1260 for an additional…
§ 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…
§ 1262.5 Whenever the department learns that a trade dispute is in progress, the department shall promptly conduct an investigation and make investigation findings as…
§ 1263 (a) Any individual convicted under Section 2101 by any court of competent jurisdiction of willfully making a false statement or knowingly failing to disclose a…
§ 1264 (a) (1) Unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits shall not be payable on the basis of services…
§ 1265 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, payments to an individual under a plan or system established by an employer which makes provisions for…
§ 1265.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual by an employer who has failed to provide the advance notice of facility…
§ 1265.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual for vacation pay which was earned but not paid for services performed prior to…
§ 1265.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual for holiday pay for any holiday occurring in a week during which the individual…
§ 1265.7 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual for sick pay which was earned but not paid for services performed prior to…
§ 1265.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments for severance pay or terminal pay to an individual who is terminated from his or her employment…