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Feb 12, 2024 184 likes •266 views

C ENTRAL C ALIFORNIA L EGAL S ERVICES J USTICE . E QUITY . P OWER . COVID-19 AND C ALIFORNIA U NEMPLOYMENT I NSURANCE B ENEFITS : W HAT Y OU N EED TO K NOW U NEMPLOYMENT I NSURANCE B ASICS Partial compensation for the newly unemployed who have lost

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COVID-19 AND CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LEGAL SERVICES

  • JUSTICE. EQUITY. POWER.
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BASICS

  • Partial compensation for the newly unemployed who have lost

their job through no fault of their own.

  • Recipients must be able and available to work. They must also be

actively seeking work.

  • Weekly Wage Benefits (WBA) amounts range from $40-$450

based on earnings.

  • Benefits limited to 26 weeks.
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FEDERAL CARES ACT CHANGES

  • Recipients no longer need to actively seek work.
  • Additional $600 supplement to Weekly Wage Benefits award.
  • 13-week extension on UIB.
  • Benefits available for ordinarily ineligible applicants, such as:

business owners, the self-employed, and independent contractors.

  • Set to expire July 25, 2020.
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STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE (SDI)

  • SDI offers short-term compensation to those who have lost wages (partial or

full) due to a non-work-related illness, injury, or pregnancy.

  • Ranges from 60-70% of earned income or $50-$1,300.
  • 52-week limit. (Can be extended if the recipient returns to work part-time)
  • PFL offers 12 paid weeks of leave time to care for a sick family member or

domestic partner. PFL applies to parental leave or bonding.

  • 26 weeks when caring for an injured service member.
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SDI & COVID-19

  • SDI one-week waiting period waived by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s

Executive Order.

  • Diagnosis of COVID-19 = SDI eligibility.
  • Must provide certification or statement of symptoms from state
  • r local health official.
  • Benefits calculated from date of diagnosis.
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PAID FAMILY LEAVE (PFL)

  • PFL offers 12 paid weeks of leave time to care for a sick family

member or domestic partner.

  • PFL applies to parental leave or bonding.
  • 26 weeks when caring for an injured military or service family

member.

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PFL & COVID-19

  • Provides 6 of paid leave. Extends to 8 weeks on July 1, 2020.
  • Eligible if family member or domestic partner diagnosed.
  • Must have lost partial or full wages.
  • If no diagnosis statement of symptoms from state or

local health official.

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