Best Answer: Minimum weekly = $40. Maximum weekly = $450. Details on how it's calculated can be found at http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Eligi... There's a chart on page 10 of the 48-page pamphlet de1275a.pdf. Based on your $28,000 / year, I assume you earned it approximately evenly during the year. Thus, your highest quarter is $7,000.
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If you've lost your job, you may be eligible for unemployment compensation: benefits paid to those who are out of work through no fault of their own, until they can find new employment. Unemployment benefits are available through a program that's jointly run by the federal and state governments.
http://www.employmentlawfirms.com/unemployment/determining-amount-compensation.htm
Weekly benefit amounts range from a minimum of $40 to a maximum of $450 depending on the claimant’s quarterly earnings. To qualify for the maximum amount each week ($450) an individual must earn at least $11,674.01 in a calendar quarter during the base period (an individual’s earnings during a specific 12-month period).
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/FAQ_-_Eligibility.htm
Individuals should apply for benefits as soon as they are unemployed, or working less than full-time. All claims are effective on the Sunday prior to applying for benefits, and have a one week unpaid waiting period. The waiting period does not begin until the claim is filed.
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What percentage of one's salary will unemployment pay? What if that person had multiple, but steady jobs? Also one of those jobs was a government funded job, but I was not employed by the gov. I was making roughly 28,000/year.
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For complete details see the Unemployment Insurance section of the California Employment Development Department website. Or you can call the California Unemployment Developement Department for unemployment related questions from the number listed below. 1-800-300-5616.
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A: The amount of benefits available is based on the claimant's earnings in the base period. benefits in California, a claimant must have (1) earned at least $1,300 in the highest quarter of the base period. depending on your past quarterly earnings. as 4 quarters of 3 months each.
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In general, unemployment benefits are based on an individual's earnings in the base period. As of December, 2008, CA benefits ranged from $40 to $450. California state unemployment benefits are subject to Federal income taxes, and you may elect to have taxes withheld from your unemployment check.
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California replaces half of an applicant's income, uses the highest paid quarter of the base period, and offers a maximum benefit of $450. If you earned $15,000 in your highest paid quarter, you would divide that by 26 to come up with half of your weekly wages: $576.92. That amount is more than the maximum benefit, so you would be eligible to receive $450 each week in benefits. California doesn't provide any extra amount for dependents.
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Benefits are calculated using an individual’s earnings during a specific 12-month period. The base period is this 12-month period. The Standard Base Period is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters prior to the beginning date of the UI claim.
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/FAQ_-_Eligibility.htm
how much of salary does unemployment pay ca
In California, Unemployment pays a salary from $40 to $450.  The unemployment pays a salary between $40 and $450 in California.