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General Information about California
FREE CONSULTATIONS FOR ALL UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS
The Unemployment Help Center, Ltd, represents California Claimants at Unemployment Compensation Hearings and Appeals. (Appeals from the EDD) We provide highly experienced Hearings Representatives who can, and will, fight for your California Unemployment Compensation benefits
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Overview of the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Appeals Process
Four steps: Apply for benefits; Initial Determination; Hearing before an CUIAB (California Unemployment Insurance Board) which is presided over by an ALJ (Administrative Law Judge) ; and, Appeal from the Hearing to the California Unemployment Compensation Board of Review.
THE STEPS
1. You become separated from your employer. This means you were:
a. Terminated (the employer told you not to work)
b. Quit (you made the decision to stop working for this employer); or,
c. Laid off for lack of work (the job ended - you could not keep working because there was no more work)
2. You file a claim for unemployment benefits.
3. Your claim is sent to an EDD Claims Examiner. That EDD Claims Examiner reviews the facts that were provided by both you and your former employer. The EDD Claims Examiner then issues a Determination letter that either informs that you are legally eligible for Unemployment Benefits or you are denied those benefits
4. If you are denied benefits then you can file an appeal to the Appeals Division of the CUIAB. You have twenty (20) calendar days to file a further appeal. Contact the Unemployment Help Center below and we will do this for you.
5. Once your appeal is filed the next step is a Hearing before a Hearing Officer (Administrative Law Judge). These hearings are sometimes conducted by telephone but they are very similar to a Courtroom Hearing you may have experienced or seen on television or in a movie. Witnesses are placed under oath and asked questions about your employment history and, specifically, the reasons for separation from employment (fired, quit or laid off).
This is what the Unemployment Help Center, Ltd. handles – we provide highly experienced representatives who will prepare you for your hearing and then attend the hearing with you. We will present your testimony, make argument to the Hearing Officer and cross-examine the employer’s witnesses.
This Hearing is a crucial step in the road to obtaining your California Unemployment Benefits. The hearing is held de novo. This means that the California Hearing Officer is not reviewing the California EDD Claim’s Examiner’s Decision, but rather listening and reading the facts as if for the first time and from the beginning. Anything that the California Claims Examiner found is not under consideration – you start fresh. Contact us for complete details about what will happen during your hearing.
6. Appeals to the California Unemployment Compensation Board of Appeals. You (or your employer) can file a further appeal from the California Hearing Officer’s decision to the California Unemployment Compensation Board of Appeals. The California Unemployment Compensation Board of Appeals will review the record made before the California Hearing Officer and issue a new decision. This means the listen to (or read) the transcript of testimony to determine if there were errors of fact or law that would change the decision below.
The California Unemployment Board of Appeals may grant or deny your application for appeal. In order for the appeal to be granted, the request for appeal must be complete and address specific points that were not thoroughly covered in the appeal with the Hearings Officer. If your application for an appeal with the Board of Appeals is denied, you will be notified of the denial by certified mail. If your application for appeal is granted, the Board may decide the case based on the record or they may schedule a hearing.
7. You may also file a further appeal to the court in the county of the claimant’s residence. This is outside the jurisdiction of the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Administrative process and you should consult with your local Bar Association at this point.
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California’s nonfarm payroll jobs increase by 18,200
Unemployment rate increases to 11.0 percent
SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate increased to 11.0 percent
in March, and nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 18,200 during the month for
a total gain of 385,900 jobs since the recovery began in September 2009,
according to data released today by the California Employment Development
Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.
The U.S. unemployment rate decreased in March to 8.2 percent.
In February, the state’s unemployment rate was 10.9 percent, and in March 2011,
the unemployment rate was 11.9 percent. The unemployment rate is derived from
a federal survey of 5,500 California households.
Nonfarm jobs in California totaled 14,237,300 in March, an increase of 18,200
jobs over the month, according to a survey of businesses that is larger and less
variable statistically. The survey of 42,000 California businesses measures jobs in
the economy. The year-over-year change (March 2011 to March 2012) shows an
increase of 181,000 jobs (up 1.3 percent).
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN CALIFORNIA
The federal survey of households, done with a smaller sample than the survey of
employers, shows an increase in the number of employed people. It estimates the
number of Californians holding jobs in March was 16,457,000, an increase of
2,000 from February, and up 278,000 from the employment total in March of last
year.
The number of people unemployed in California was 2,031,000 – up by 19,000
over the month, but down by 148,000 compared with March of last year.
PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT DETAIL (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
EDD’s report on payroll employment (wage and salary jobs) in the nonfarm industries of
California totaled 14,237,300 in March, a net gain of 18,200 jobs since the February
survey. This followed a gain of 38,600 jobs (as revised) in February.
Seven categories (mining and logging; trade, transportation and utilities; financial
activities; professional and business services; educational and health services; leisure
and hospitality; and government) added jobs over the month, gaining 37,800 jobs.
Leisure and hospitality posted the largest increase over the month, adding 13,800 jobs.
Four categories (construction; manufacturing; information; and other services) reported
job declines over the month, down 19,600 jobs. Information posted the largest decrease
over the month, down 13,400 jobs.
In a year-over-year comparison (March 2011 to March 2012), nonfarm payroll
employment in California increased by 181,000 jobs (up 1.3 percent).
Eight categories (mining and logging; construction; trade, transportation and utilities;
information; financial activities; professional and business services; educational and
health services; and leisure and hospitality) posted job gains over the year, adding
235,200 jobs. Professional and business services posted the largest gain on a
numerical basis, adding 66,300 jobs (up 3.1 percent). Information posted the largest
gain on a percentage basis, up 3.8 percent (adding 16,300 jobs).
Three categories (manufacturing; other services; and government) posted job
declines over the year, down 54,200 jobs. Government posted the largest decline on
both a numerical and percentage basis, down by 46,000 jobs (a decrease of 1.9
percent).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
In related data, the EDD reported that there were 570,089 people receiving regular
unemployment insurance benefits during the March survey week. This compares
with 565,418 last month and 630,829 last year. At the same time, new claims for
unemployment insurance were 55,393 in March 2012, compared with 55,287 in
February and 61,076 in March of last year.