Unemployment Insurance Code section 1339

(a)

(1)The department shall pay unemployment compensation benefits through public employment offices or such other agency as may be prescribed by authorized regulations of the director.

(2)

Beginning January 1, 2024, the department shall provide a person entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits the option to receive payments by direct deposit, as regulated under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq.), into a qualifying account, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1339.1, of the recipient’s choice, in addition to other alternative disbursement payment methods, including, but not limited to, debit cards and checks.

(b)

Each check or certification (pay order) issued in payment of unemployment insurance compensation benefits shall have prominently imprinted upon it: “State unemployment insurance benefits under the California Unemployment Insurance Code are paid for by employers.”

Source: Section 1339, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=1339.­ (updated Jul. 16, 2021; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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