California
1) To file for unemployment insurance claim you need the following information:
- Social Security number
Mailing address and zip code
- Phone number
- Driver’s license number
- Employer name (including very last employer)
- Address, telephone of very last employer, last day worked, and reason not working.
Claim period is July through June; weekly award is based on highest quarterly earnings; maximum benefit is $450.00 per week & $11,700.00 per claim (26 weeks); claim is valid for one year.
2) Requirements; you must be able to work, be available for work, actively seek employment.
3) File by phone; (800) 300-5616; 8:00am – 5pm Monday thru Friday; claim begins the Sunday prior to your call. (Ask about training when you call). To submit application online: www.edd.ca.gov
Note to California members in filing for unemployment insurance:
In California, members may be helped in applying for unemployment insurance by following these tips offered by an EDD staff member.
The phone number to apply for unemployment insurance is 800-300-5616. It may be very difficult to get through and you will have the most luck if you treat the phone call as if you were trying to win tickets on a radio station, according to the staff. Callers will get one of several voice recordings when they call the 800 number but only one will allow you to file a claim.
If the recording begins, "Thank you ....." then hang up.
If the recording begins, "Due to the number of callers ..." then hang up.
Only if the prompt begins, "Welcome..." should you stay on the line. Once you hear this prompt, and you would like to apply for unemployment insurance, dial the number 12117 and begin.
If you would like to follow up on a claim you have already filed, dial the number 1242.
Unemployment lasts up to six months. However, if you apply for training before your 12th week of receiving benefits, your unemployment may extend beyond that time. (You only need to apply before your 12th week of benefits, not actually take the training before then. You can apply at www.edd.ca.gov/one-stop/
It will likely take you 10-15 minutes to get through using this method.
Please remember that any individual member who chooses to honor any picket line is subject to permanent replacement and is ineligible to receive unemployment benefits.
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