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CA SB799
Bill
AI Summary
- Restores unemployment insurance eligibility after the first 2 weeks for employees who left work due to a trade dispute, instead of remaining ineligible for the duration of the dispute.
- Codifies existing case law that employees who left work due to an employer lockout, even if anticipated, remain eligible for unemployment benefits.
- Defines "lockout" by reference to Section 1132.8 of the Labor Code.
- Clarifies that the bill does not diminish eligibility for individuals deprived of work due to employer lockouts or similar actions under Coast Packing Co. v. California Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. (1966).
- Makes an appropriation from the continuously appropriated Unemployment Fund to cover expanded benefit eligibility.
Legislative Description
Unemployment insurance: trade disputes: eligibility for benefits.
Last Action
Veto sustained.
1/25/2024
Committee Referrals
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement9/12/2023
Rules9/12/2023
Appropriations8/31/2023
Insurance8/24/2023
Public Safety6/8/2023
Appropriations4/19/2023
Public Safety3/1/2023
Rules2/17/2023
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