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The maximum
payment is equal
a $21,600 net
per year job,
($34,000 gross).
As an hourly
wage this
translates to
net $10.38 per
hour full-time
work or gross
$16.35 per hour.
Barring any
emergency
extensions, the
maximum you can
receive in
California is
approximately
$10,350. To be
eligible for the
maximum you must
make at least
$46,696 per year
gross. The
maximum
compensation is
based upon 23
weeks.
By comparison,
in Washington
State the cost
of living is 10%
less than
California,
maximum
unemployment per
week is $510
with a total
benefit of
$15,300 over 30
weeks. This is
nearly 50
percent more
than California.
To receive the
maximum you must
have earned at
least $51,000
per year. Your
unemployment
benefit is
equivalent to
$26,520 net,
($35,802 gross)
a year job or
net hourly wage
of $11.19, gross
$17.21 per hour.
Though
Washington pays
substantially
more and takes
into
consideration
the average
household income
in the United
States,
(currently near
$50,000), for
the person
earning $38,376
per year in
either state,
the compensation
is similar.
California pays
$370 and
Washington pays
$383.
The disparity
resides within
the cost of
living. Most
families in
California's
major cities
live near
poverty on
$38,000 per
year. In
Washington this
is a decent
middle-class
living, outside
of Puget Sound.
Why do you need
to understand
what your
benefits are
worth?
If you decide to
take temporary,
freelance, or
seasonal work to
augment your
unemployment,
you want to make
sure you're not
reducing your
income or
jeopardizing
your future
benefits. In
most cases you
will lose your
unemployment
during the
period worked
and getting it
back can be
quite difficult.
Generally, the
state
unemployment
office will
conduct an
investigation
into the company
where you
worked. The
reason for this
is to determine
who pays the
unemployment,
the company you
just worked for
or the company
that originally
let you go. If
you took this
temporary job
and quit, in
most cases you
will permanently
lose your
unemployment
compensation.
If you took this
position as a
temp employee or
as a contract
worker and
stayed through
the end of the
contract period,
you should be
able to reopen
your
unemployment
claim. You will
need to prove
you were not an
employee of the
company. To do
this, show the
state the
original
contract signed
before the work
commenced that
explicitly
states
you are a
temporary
contract worker.
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