CA AB2055

Expands the definition of "domestic partner" in unemployment insurance law to include a person to whom a domestic partnership is imminent, matching existing language for spouses.

Allows individuals who leave employment to accompany a domestic partner to a location where commuting is impractical to receive unemployment benefits without disqualification and without charging benefits to the employer's reserve account.

Applies the domestic partner definition changes across multiple sections of the Unemployment Insurance Code governing benefit eligibility, employer rulings, and reserve account charges.

Changes domestic violence protection language from "children or himself or herself" to "family or himself or herself" in sections addressing reasons to leave employment with good cause.

Makes a continuous appropriation from the Unemployment Fund to cover additional benefit payments resulting from expanded eligibility.