Apply for benefits in one of two ways:

1. Apply online at Unemployment Benefit Services by selecting Apply for Benefits. Read the Applying for Unemployment Benefits Tutorial. for help applying online.
2. Call a Tele-Center at 800-939-6631 and speak to a customer service representative.

How do I apply for partial unemployment in California?

To qualify, you must be unemployed or partially unemployed. Your regular wages, minus either 25% or $25 (whichever is greater), must be less than you would earn weekly in unemployment benefits. If you qualify, you could receive a check covering the difference between your regular wages and what you make now.

Can I file for unemployment Covid?

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27. It expands states’ ability to provide unemployment insurance for many workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including for workers who are not ordinarily eligible for unemployment benefits.

What does partially unemployed mean?

“(c) ‘Partially unemployed individual’ means a person who during a week meets all of the following conditions: (1) He or she was employed by a regular employer. (2) He or she worked less than his or her normal customary full-time hours for his or her regular employer because of lack of full-time work.

What is partially unemployed mean?

When do you not get paid partial unemployment?

This is the amount of partial unemployment benefits payable for the week. Your weekly benefit amount will be reduced when your earnings exceed half of your weekly benefit amount. You will not be paid benefits for that week if your earnings equal or exceed your weekly benefit amount or if you work 35 or more hours that week.

What are the exclusions for partial unemployment benefits?

Must not earn more than WBA. Earnings exclusion is 1/3 of your weekly benefit amount. You can earn one third more than your weekly benefit amount, plus another $50. One fourth of the wages you earn over $100 are excluded, the rest are subtracted from your weekly benefit amount. Earn less than the weekly benefit amount plus $30.

Do you have to earn more than WBA to get partial unemployment?

Must earn less than WBA. Anything over 20 percent is deducted from your weekly benefit amount. You may earn up to 25% of your weekly benefit amount with no deduction in your benefit payment. After that, any amount over the 25% is deducted from your weekly compensation.

Is it possible to work part time while on unemployment?

It is possible to work part time and still receive unemployment.