California § 1255.5 - An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1255.5 — An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1255.5. An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended
(a) An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits for the same day or days of unemployment for which he is allowed by the Workmenâs Compensation Appeals Board, or for which he receives, benefits in the form of cash payments for temporary total disability indemnity, under a workmenâs compensation law, or employerâs liability law of this state, or of any other state, or of the federal government, except that if such cash payments are less than the amount he would otherwise receive as unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits under this division, he shall be entitled to receive for such day or days, if otherwise eligible, unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits reduced by the amount of such cash payments. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, an individual who is ineligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits under subdivision (a) of this section for one or more days of a week of unemployment and who is eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits for the other days of that week is, with respect to that week, entitled to an amount of unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits computed by reducing his weekly benefit amount by the amount of temporary total disability indemnity received for that week. (c) The amount determined under subdivision (a) or (b), if not a multiple of one dollar ($1), shall be computed to the next higher multiple of one dollar ($1).
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 1255.5
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1255.5 cover?
Section 1255.5 ("An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits or extended") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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