Service Name: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Organization Name: STATE OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

• Description:

  Provides unemployed workers through no fault of their own with weekly unemployment benefits.

• Website: http://www.edd.ca.gov
• Phone(s): (800) 300-5616, (800) 326-8937, (866) 333-4606
• Hours: Mon 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Tue 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Wed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Thu 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sat 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sun 8:00 am - 5:00 pm;
• Eligibility: An individual who files for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits must meet specific eligibility requirements before benefits can be paid. Individuals must Have received enough wages during the base period to establish a claim; Be totally or partially unemployed; Be unemployed through no fault of his/her own; Be physically able to work; Be available for work which means to be ready and willing to immediately accept work; Be actively looking for work; Meet eligibility requirements each week benefits are claimed; Be approved for training before training benefits can be paid.
• Requirements: Your name (including all names you used while working) and social security account number; 2.Your mailing and residence address (including ZIP code) and phone number (including area code); Your state issued driver's license or ID card number, if you have either; The last date you worked for any employer; Last employer information, including: name, address (mailing and physical location) and phone number; Information on all employers you worked for during the 18 months prior to filing your claim, including: name, period of employment, wages earned and how you were paid; The name of the employer you worked for the longest within the last year and a half; and the number of years you worked for that employer; The reason you are no longer working for your last employer; Whether you are receiving, or expect to receive any payments from a former employer; Whether you are able to work and available to accept work; Whether you have a legal right to work in the United States.
• Areas Served:
  • United States
• Categories:
  • State Unemployment Insurance