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DIVISION 1. UNEMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY COMPENSATION 100-4751›PART 1. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 100-2129›CHAPTER 5. Unemployment Compensation Benefits 1251-1384›ARTICLE 1. Eligibility and Disqualifications 1251-1265.9

§ 1256.3

California Unemployment Insurance Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For the purposes of Sections 1256, 1256.1, 1256.2, 1256.4, and 1256.5, “most recent work” is that work in which a claimant last performed compensated services:

(a) Prior to and nearest the date of filing a valid new, reopened, or additional claim for unemployment compensation benefits, a valid primary, reopened, or additional claim for extended duration benefits, or a valid application, or reopened or additional claim for federal-state extended benefits.

(b) During the calendar week for which a continued claim is filed.

(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 152, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)

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