State Unemployment Insurance
www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment

From agency: CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Resource Details
Alternate Name EDD Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Description Provides assistance to people who have lost their job through no fault of their own. When clients are unemployed, or working less than full-time, and ready, willing, and able to work, they may be eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Weekly benefit amount (WBA) ranges $40-$450. 

Note: You must serve a one-week unpaid waiting period on your claim before you are paid UI benefits. The waiting period can only be served if you certify for benefits and meet all eligibility requirements for that week.
 
Hours Of Operation Office closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, President's Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and Christmas Day Website available 24 hours day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

Mon: 8am 5pm
Tue: 8am 5pm
Wed: 8am 5pm
Thu: 8am 5pm
Fri: 8am 5pm
Program
Eligibility Must meet requirements: -Have earned enough wages during the base period (12-month) -Be totally or partially unemployed -Be unemployed through no fault of your own -Be physically able to work -Be available for work -Be ready and willing to accept work immediately
Program Fees No fees
Application Process Call for details or apply online
Documents Required Fill out Bi-Weekly Benefits Certification (unemployment form)
Programs at this agency State Disability Insurance
Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP)


Contact Information
TTY 800-815-9387
English and Spanish Line 800-300-5616
Cantonese Line 800-326-8937
Mandarin Line 800-303-0706
Tagalog Line 866-395-1513
Phone 5 800-326-8937
Sites offering this Program EDD Unemployment Insurance - No physical address