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California Unemployment Insurance posters were just updated at the beginning of 2006 by the Unemployment Reserves Commission, which is administered by the California Employment Development Department (EDD).

The California Unemployment Insurance posters show that for 2006 the California Unemployment Insurance taxable wage limit is $7,000 per employee, per year. The California Unemployment Insurance tax rate for new employees is 3.4 percent (.034) for up to three years. The UI tax rate for experienced employees varies based on each employee’s experience and the balance in the UI Fund. The 2006 maximum weekly benefit award is $450.

To have a valid UI claim, employees (as defined by California Unemployment Insurance posters) must have earned $1,300 or more in covered employment in one quarter of the base period, or $900 or more in covered employment in the base-period quarter with the highest earnings, and earned at least 1.25 times the high quarter earnings during the entire base period.

The EDD schedules fact-finding interviews when there are eligibility questions regarding a claim. EDD staff will talk to the claimant, employer, and anyone else necessary to make a decision. Based on the decision, benefits will either be paid or denied. If benefits are denied, a notice will be issued to the claimant. If the employee responds timely to the first notice sent by the Department and addresses the issue being decided, a notice will also be sent to the employer.

A Notice of Unemployment Insurance Claim Filed is mailed to the last employer when a former employee files a new UI claim or an existing claim is reopened.

A Notice of Wages Used for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claim is mailed to all base-period employers after a claimant receives the first UI payment. This notice informs each employer of the wages used to establish the claim and the amount of potential charges to their UI reserve account for that claim because all or part of the benefits paid may be charged to the employer’s UI reserve account. You can view all the most recent unemployment insurance information on the California Complete Labor Law poster.

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