SB 1314 Summary

• Extends appeal and reconsideration deadlines from 20 days to 30 days for unemployment insurance determinations, rulings, and computations, effective July 1, 2015.

• Applies to appeals to administrative law judges regarding eligibility determinations, employer rulings on termination causes, and computation/recomputation protests.

• Extends appeal deadlines to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 20 days to 30 days after administrative law judge decisions.

• Allows for good cause extensions of the 30-day deadlines, including for mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect.

• Changes apply across multiple unemployment insurance programs including regular benefits, extended duration benefits, and federal-state extended benefits.