CA Unemployment Insurance comes through again [View all]
Last edited Thu May 21, 2020, 01:13 PM - Edit history (1)
It’s great to live in a liberal state.
A few weeks ago, I applied for CA UI as an independent contractor based on 1099s of earnings for 2019. That application was approved in four days and I had $ deposited in my bank account within 7 days. Amazing!
At the time, CA EDD said that everyone applying as a gig worker/1099/indie would get an initial weekly benefit of $167, supplemented by the $600-per-week the Feds were offering, and that that $167 would be adjusted down the road once EDD had time to look at an individual’s earnings info, with the possibility of that $167 being increased.
Well, today I was informed by email that my weekly CA benefit had increased by $47, with that increase retroactive to 4 weeks ago. Which means an additional $168 was deposited into my account, with my weekly benefit raised from $167 to $214 a week (before taxes - I’m netting $42 from the $47 increase).
I’m sorry that other states can’t seem to or don’t want to help their residents the way CA does.
Feeling fortunate.
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