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          Date of Hearing:   June 25, 2014

                           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
                                Henry T. Perea, Chair
                    SB 1314 (Monning) - As Amended:  June 19, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   36-0
           
          SUBJECT  :   Unemployment Insurance Appeals

           SUMMARY  :   Extends the time to appeal unemployment insurance  
          (UI) decisions from 20 to 30 days.  

           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Establishes the UI system to provide partial wage replacement  
            benefits to workers who lost their job through no fault of  
            their own.

          2)Permits employers and claimants to appeal UI determinations  
            made by the Employment Development Department (EDD).

          3)Requires appeals to be filed within 20 days of the claimant or  
            employer receiving notice of EDD's determination.

          4)Establishes the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals  
            Board to hear appeals of UI determinations made by EDD.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Undetermined

           COMMENTS  :   

           1)Purpose  .  According to the author, many Californians who have  
            been denied unemployment benefits are not able to meet the  
            current 20 day deadline to file an appeal because they have  
            been unable to contact an EDD representative or because they  
            were not able to receive call-backs from their caseworkers.   
            Unfortunately, these delays have resulted in claimants missing  
            an appeals deadline to challenge the unemployment insurance  
            benefit decision.  SB 1314 will extend the deadline to appeal  
            the denial by EDD of unemployment insurance benefits from 20  
            to 30 days.  This extension will allow sufficient time for  
            claimants to: 1) consult with English-as-a-second-language  
            interpreters; 2) seek outside professional or legal counsel;  
            3) seek accommodation for special-needs; and/or 4) if  








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            corrections or revisions are necessary, provide enough time to  
            submit the required documents by mail.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
          California Association for Health Services at Home
          California Labor Federation
          Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center
           
            Opposition 
           
          None received

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Paul Riches / INS. / (916) 319-2086