Unemployment Insurance Code section 1253.1

An unemployed individual who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits shall not be deemed ineligible for any week in which, for not exceeding two working days, he cannot reasonably be expected to work because:

(a)

He is unlawfully detained.

(b)

He is lawfully detained or arrested, but the charge against such individual is subsequently dismissed.

(c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, any determination made pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section may, if no appeal has been filed therefrom, be reconsidered by the department within 15 days from the date that the charge is dismissed. Notice of any reconsidered determination shall be given to the claimant and any employer or employing unit which received notice under Section 1328 or 1331, and the claimant or employer may appeal therefrom in the manner prescribed in Section 1328.

Source: Section 1253.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=1253.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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