Precedent Decisions A – D | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

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Subject	Sub-Category		Precedent Decision Numbers
Able to Work	Administrative judge’s jurisdiction		P-B-067 , P-B-494
	Age		P-B-196
	Aliens		P-B-153, P-B-464
	Attachment to labor market		P-B-053, P-B-227, P-B-258, P-B-484
	Burden of proof		P-B-260, P-B-459, P-B-462, P-B-484, P-B-490
	Child care		P-B-300, P-B-459, P-B-484
	Chronic illness-able to work part-time		P-B-172, P-B-409
	Compared to disability		P-B-369, P-B-398, P-B-462
	Compared to refusal of work		P-B-198, P-B-220, P-B-490
	Compared to seeking employment		P-B-062, P-B-196, P-B-292
	Death in family		P-B-028
	Draft physical		P-B-061
	General		P-B-180
	Grooming		P-B-121, P-B-151, P-B-369
	Health		P-B-172, P-B-263
	Lack of job openings compared to potential labor market		P-B-180, P-B-200, P-B-240, P-B-259, P-B-265, P-B-305
	Legally imposed restrictions		P-B-199
	Longshoremen		P-B-119, P-B-240, P-B-356
	Lost work opportunity		P-B-260
	Move to new job market		P-B-171, P-B-179, P-B-180, P-B-199, P-B-309
	Part-time only		P-B-172, P-B-313, P-B-409
	Partially employed individual		P-B-174
	Past employment history		P-B-313
	Preference compared to restriction		P-B-205
	Pregnancy		P-B-069, P-B-197, P-B-259
	Relationship to reasons for loss of work		P-B-310
	Religious beliefs		P-B-001, P-B-017
	Seasonal employment		P-B-200
	Self-employment		P-B-176
	Student		P-B-109, P-B-313
	Substantial labor market		P-B-178, P-B-180, P-B-356, P-B-459
	Temporary work		P-B-284
	Transferable skills		P-B-269
	Transportation		P-B-227, P-B-248, P-B-316, P-B-320
	Travel status		P-B-175
	Unavailable for a portion of the week		P-B-028, P-B-061, P-B-169, P-B-175, P-B-409, P-B-459
	Union membership required		P-B-254
	Usual occupation		P-B-173, P-B-176, P-B-269
	Very limited		P-B-178
	Wage restrictions		P-B-070, P-B-182, P-B-204, P-B-244, P-B-258, P-B-305
	Working portion of the week		P-B-169
Absence	Domestic concerns		P-B-213, P-B-215
	Illness		P-B-216
	Incarceration:
	Conviction		P-B-045, P-B-261, P-B-289
	Failure to call employer		P-B-226
	24 hours, definition of		P-B-443
	Violation of probation		P-B-050
	Notice of absence		P-B-213, P-B-215, P-B-216, P-B-510
Additional Claim			P-B-359, P-T-488
Admission by Party			P-B-057, P-B-060, P-B-090
Agency Shop			P-B-290
Agent	Compared to employee		P-T-002
	Existence of agency relationship		P-B-353, P-B-379, P-B-474
	Liability for false statements of		P-R-029, P-B-060, P-R-338, P-R-339, P-R-340, P-R-343, P-B-418, P-B-474
Agricultural Labor			P-T-013
Alcohol	Alcoholics Anonymous		P-B-465
	Drinking on the job		P-B-221
	Drug/alcohol testing		P-B-454, P-B-470, P-B-485
	Drunk driving		P-B-288
	Intoxicated		P-B-308
Alter Ego			P-T-406
Appeal	Disputed coverage		P-D-007
	Jurisdiction of Appeals Board:
	Child intercept cases		P-B-478
	Constitutional issues		P-T-031, P-T-329, P-T-447
	Final decision		P-B-421
	Invalidate Department regulations		P-B-084, P-B-443, P-B-448
	Irresistible impulse to use intoxicants		P-B-445, P-B-483
	Issues set forth in EDD determination		P-D-098, P-D-130, P-B-220, P-B-266, P-B-445, P-B-494
	Merits when appeal untimely		P-B-199, P-B-348, P-B-350, P-B-354
	New notice of determination		P-B-367
	Notice		P-B-494
	Petition for reassessment		P-T-105
	Prospective eligibility		P-B-067, P-B-259
	Subject matter		P-B-046, P-B-494
	To award interest		P-B-476
	Wrong last employer		P-B-424
	Party to		P-D-007, P-R-038, P-B-042, P-B-050, P-R-363, P-B-421, P-B-483
	Premature		P-B-036
	Timeliness:
	Timely		P-B-036, P-B-354, P-B-367
	Untimely		P-B-199, P-B-281, P-B-347, P-B-348, P-B-350, P-B-354, P-B-357, P-B-420, P-B-480
	What constitutes		P-T-023, P-B-036
	When filed		P-T-035, P-B-354
Application for Employment			P-B-077, P-B-078, P-B-184, P-B-241
Assessment	Estimated		P-T-074, P-T-489
	Jeopardy		P-T-031
	Penalty		P-T-030, P-T-489
	Petition for Reassessment:
	Answer to		P-T-425
	Compared to request for refund		P-T-023, P-T-031, P-T-056
	Conversion to request for refund		P-T-105
	Time limits		P-T-023, P-T-364
	Untimely		P-T-035
Attendance			P-B-143, P-B-186, P-B-213, P-B-215, P-B-216
Available to Work	Administrative judge’s jurisdiction		P-B-067, P-B-494
	Age		P-B-196
	Aliens		P-B-153, P-B-464
	Attachment to labor market		P-B-053, P-B-227, P-B-258, P-B-484
	Burden of proof		P-B-260, P-B-459, P-B-462, P-B-484, P-B-490
	Child care		P-B-300, P-B-459, P-B-484
	Chronic illness-able to work part-time		P-B-172, P-B-409
	Compared to disability		P-B-369, P-B-398, P-B-462
	Compared to refusal of work		P-B-198, P-B-220, P-B-490
	Compared to seeking employment		P-B-062, P-B-196, P-B-292
	Death in family		P-B-028
	Draft physical		P-B-061
	General		P-B-180
	Grooming		P-B-121, P-B-151, P-B-369
	Health		P-B-172, P-B-263
	Lack of job openings compared to potential labor market		P-B-180, P-B-200, P-B-240, P-B-259, P-B-265, P-B-305
	Legally imposed restrictions		P-B-199
	Longshoremen		P-B-119, P-B-240, P-B-356
	Lost work opportunity		P-B-260
	Move to new job market		P-B-171, P-B-179, P-B-180, P-B-199, P-B-309
	Part-time only		P-B-172, P-B-313, P-B-409
	Partially employed individual		P-B-174
	Past employment history		P-B-313
	Preference compared to restriction		P-B-205
	Pregnancy		P-B-069, P-B-197, P-B-259
	Relationship to reasons for loss of work		P-B-310
	Religious beliefs		P-B-001, P-B-017
	Seasonal employment		P-B-200
	Self-employment		P-B-176
	Student		P-B-109, P-B-313
	Substantial labor market		P-B-178, P-B-180, P-B-356, P-B-459
	Temporary work		P-B-284
	Transferable skills		P-B-269
	Transportation		P-B-227, P-B-248, P-B-316, P-B-320
	Travel status		P-B-175
	Unavailable for a portion of the week		P-B-028, P-B-061, P-B-169, P-B-175, P-B-409, P-B-459
	Union membership required		P-B-254
	Usual occupation		P-B-173, P-B-176, P-B-269
	Very limited		P-B-178
	Wage restrictions		P-B-070, P-B-182, P-B-204, P-B-244, P-B-258, P-B-305
	Working portion of the week		P-B-169
Back Pay			P-B-047, P-D-055, P-B-128
Backdating Claims			P-D-130, P-B-168, P-B-360, P-D-394, P-B-398, P-D-434, P-B-491
Banquet Waiters			P-B-020, P-B-022
Benefit Charges Against Reserve Account, Relief From			P-T-079, PT-488
Benefits	Claim for:
	Abandonment of		P-B-448
	Additional claim		P-B-359
	Backdating		P-D-130, P-B-168, P-B-360, P-D-394, P-B-398, P-D-434, P-B-491
	Cancellation		P-B-115
	Notice of:
	Employer right to receive		P-B-042, P-B-359, P-R-363
	Protest requirements		P-B-042, P-B-050, P-T-079, P-R-107, P-R-371, P-R-372, P-T-407, P-R-432
	Timeliness		P-R-107, P-R-146, P-R-363, P-R-370, P-R-371, P-R-372, P-T-407
	Right to file		P-B-161, P-B-351
	Computation		P-D-041, P-D-055, P-B-352, P-T-488
	Effect of workers’ compensation		P-B-021
	Payment against public policy		P-B-153
Bona Fide	Employment		P-B-005, P-B-059, P-B-165, P-B-272
	General		P-B-005
Bonuses			P-B-027, P-D-160, P-B-357
Burden of Proof	Appellant		P-B-319
	Available for work		P-B-260, P-B-459, P-B-462, P-B-484, P-B-490
	Child support intercept cases		P-B-478
	Department determination must be overcome		P-B-262, P-B-319
	Misconduct		P-B-010, P-B-057, P-B-485
	Moving party issues		P-B-261
	Ruling cases		P-R-015, P-R-085, P-R-086, P-R-279
	Shifting		P-R-015, P-R-085, P-R-086, P-B-459, P-B-462
	Suitable Work		P-B-490
	Tax cases		P-T-013, P-T-100, P-T-489
Child Support Intercept			P-B-478
Claim for Benefits	Abandonment of		P-B-448
	Additional claim		P-B-359, P-T-488
	Backdating claims		P-D-130, P-B-168, P-B-360, P-D-394, P-B-398, P-D-434, P-B-491
	Cancellation		P-B-115
	Right to file		P-B-161, P-B-351
Claim Form	Late filing		P-B-084, P-B-448
	Substantial compliance		P-B-137
Collateral Estoppel	Arbitration		P-B-187
	Civil service hearing		P-B-408
	Federal agency ruling		P-T-104, P-B-191, P-T-403, P-T-406
	Finding of fact vs. conclusions of law		P-B-191, P-B-408
	General		P-B-408, P-T-437
	Prior unemployment hearing		P-T-437
	Res judicata		P-B-367, P-B-408, P-B-421, P-B-486
	Summary judgment of overpayment		P-B-486
Collective Bargaining Agreement	Misconduct, violation of		P-B-016, P-B-089, P-B-103, P-B-231
	Moving party, pursuant to		P-B-106, P-B-110, P-B-212, P-B-257, P-B-290
	Wages set by		P-B-321
Commissions			P-B-201
Commuting	Available for work		P-B-227, P-B-248, P-B-316, P-B-320
	Good cause to quit		P-B-025, P-B-232, P-B-233, P-B-235, P-B-236, P-B-242, P-B-245, P-B-249, P-B-262
	Refuse offer of work		P-B-075, P-B-220, P-B-240, P-B-248, P-B-303, P-B-318
	Seek work		P-B-062
Computation of Wages	Protest to		P-T-079, P-B-349, P-B-352, P-T-488
	Recomputation		P-T-488
Condonation			P-B-078, P-B-106, P-B-192
Constitutional Considerations	Aliens		P-B-153
	Grooming		P-B-066, P-B-087, P-B-121, P-B-151, P-B-362
	Illegally obtained evidence		P-B-057
	Jurisdiction of Appeals Board		P-T-031, P-T-329, P-T-447
	Mandated costs to local government		P-T-447
	Peaceful picketing		P-B-187
	Privacy		P-B-454, P-B-470
	Religious beliefs		P-B-001, P-B-017
Constructive Quit	General		P-B-194, P-B-471
	Incarceration:
	Conviction		P-B-045, P-B-261, P-B-289
	Failure to call employer		P-B-226
	24 hours, definition of		P-B-443
	Violation of probation		P-B-050
	Loss of automobile insurance		P-B-471
	Loss of driver’s license		P-B-288, P-B-423
	Union dues, refusal to pay		P-B-290
Continuances			P-B-494
Corporate Officers	Employment		P-T-358, P-T-406
	Liability for corporate taxes		P-T-446
	Unemployed		P-B-140, P-B-152
Corporation-Disregard of Entity			P-T-406
Credibility			P-B-021, P-B-057, P-B-060, P-B-292, P-B-347
Death in Family			P-B-121, P-B-151
Denial or Loss of License			P-B-288, P-B-423
Determination	Bifurcation from ruling		P-B-421, P-B-424, P-B-481
	Compared to ruling		P-B-231, P-R-340, P-B-421, P-B-424, P-R-432, P-B-481
	Employer protest requirements:
	Any eligibility information		P-R-432
	Information acquired after notice of claim		P-R-107
	Must respond to first notice		P-R-107, P-R-371, P-R-372, P-T-407
	Substantial compliance		P-B-050
	Untimely		P-R-107, P-R-146, P-R-363
	General		P-R-340
	Multiple issues		P-B-210
	One 1256 determination per separation		P-B-472
	Oral		P-B-128, P-B-314, P-B-439
	Redetermination		P-B-128, P-B-314, P-B-350, P-B-367, P-B-439, P-B-441
	Right of base period employer		P-T-079, P-B-267
	Right of employer:
	Additional claim		P-B-359, P-T-488
	After ALJ decision on claimant appeal		P-B-421, P-B-481
	Extended claim		P-R-363
	Not California employer		P-B-042
	Time limitation		P-D-487
Disability Benefits	Applicability of Section 1265		P-D-055
	Backdating		P-D-130, P-D-394, P-B-398, P-D-434
	Benefit period		P-D-068, P-D-384
	Certification for		P-D-383, P-D-389, P-D-426, P-D-434
	Computation of benefits		P-D-041, P-D-055, P-D-160, P-D-435
	Continuous disability		P-D-068, P-D-384, P-D-385, P-D-386, P-D-387, P-D-389, P-D-391
	Date of commencement		P-D-416, P-D-426, P-D-434
	Elective coverage		P-D-098
	Evidence of disability		P-D-381, P-D-383, P-D-385, P-D-388, P-D-426
	False statement		P-D-487
	Industrial		P-D-509
	Interrelationship with unemployment insurance benefits		P-B-369, P-B-398, P-D-435, P-B-462
	Overlapping and successive disabilities		P-D-068, P-D-387, P-D-389, P-D-391
	Overpayment		P-D-328, P-B-462, P-D-487
	Pregnancy		P-D-416, P-D-426
	Reduction for receipt of other wages		P-D-055, P-D-160
	Regular and customary work		P-D-381, P-D-385, P-D-390, P-D-426
	Two jobs		P-D-435
	Under the care of a physician		P-D-434
	Voluntary plan:
	Disputed coverage		P-D-007, P-D-416, P-D-426, P-D-455, P-D-469
	Limitations on		P-D-397
	Simultaneous coverage		P-D-386
	Wage loss		P-D-055, P-D-098, P-D-381, P-D-402, P-D-435, P-D-513
Worker compensation benefits		P-D-328, P-D-435
Discharge	Abandonment of job		P-R-038
	Claimant left before termination date		P-B-037, P-B-164, P-B-456
	Completion of contract		P-B-106, P-B-116, P-B-275, P-B-285
	Conditional withdrawal		P-B-351
	Date of separation not definite		P-B-102, P-B-166
	Discharge for absence without notice		P-R-086, P-B-213
	Discharge rescinded		P-B-244
	Early retirement		P-B-479
	Employer fires before quitting date		P-B-027, P-B-039, P-B-472
	Forced resignation in lieu of discharge		P-B-057, P-B-183, P-B-189, P-B-218, P-B-227
	Leaves of absence:
	Employee requested		P-B-145, P-B-211, P-B-225
	Employer requested		P-B-255, P-B-257, P-B-259, P-B-265, P-B-266
	Mutual misunderstanding		P-B-458
	Offer of new work vs. quit		P-B-044, P-B-264
	One separation only per loss of work		P-B-472
	Proximate cause		P-B-065, P-B-106, P-B-192, P-B-215, P-B-224
	Pursuant to collective bargaining agreement		P-B-106, P-B-110, P-B-212, P-B-257, P-B-290
	Refusal to perform duties		P-B-144, P-B-209
	Sale of business		P-B-264
	Transfer in lieu of layoff		P-B-088, P-B-124, P-B-127, P-B-232, P-B-286, P-B-291, P-B-456
	Volition		P-B-226, P-B-252, P-B-257
	Withdrawal of resignation		P-B-123, P-B-382
Disqualification	Period of		P-B-005, P-B-318, P-B-369, P-B-433
	Purging		P-B-005, P-B-059, P-B-165, P-B-272, P-B-433, P-B-465
Disregard of Corporate Entity			P-T-406
Draft Physical			P-B-061
Drug/Alcohol Testing			P-B-454, P-B-470, P-B-485, P-B-503
Due Process			P-T-031, P-B-057, P-T-074, P-B-182, P-B-414, P-B-421, P-B-486, P-D-487, P-T-488, P-B-494
Duty of Care			P-B-193, P-B-293, P-B-408
Duty of EDD to Provide Information to Claimant	Base period change		P-B-115
	Extended benefits		P-B-482
	Handbook, general information in		P-D-130, P-B-482
	Offers, referrals, wages		P-B-006, P-B-182, P-B-310
Duty of EDD to Provide Information to Employer			P-R-468

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