> but until then, we show solidarity and wait for cooler heads to prevail.
I know many people that live paycheck to paycheck, with the expenses of the bay area. For some people, this isn't a simple "lets stay at home", it's "I'm not going to be able to afford rent or groceries". I think it's a privilege to have a cool head right now.
If your employer has reduced your hours or shut down operations due to COVID-19, you can file an Unemployment Insurance (UI) claim. UI provides partial wage replacement benefit payments to workers who lose their job or have their hours reduced, through no fault of their own. Workers who are temporarily unemployed due to COVID-19 and expected to return to work with their employer within a few weeks are not required to actively seek work each week. However, they must remain able and available and ready to work during their unemployment for each week of benefits claimed and meet all other eligibility criteria. Eligible individuals can receive benefits that range from $40-$450 per week.
The Governor’s Executive Order waives the one-week unpaid waiting period, so you can collect UI benefits for the first week you are out of work. If you are eligible, the EDD processes and issues payments within a few weeks of receiving a claim.
> However, they must remain able and available and ready to work during their unemployment for each week of benefits claimed and meet all other eligibility criteria.
I know many people that live paycheck to paycheck, with the expenses of the bay area. For some people, this isn't a simple "lets stay at home", it's "I'm not going to be able to afford rent or groceries". I think it's a privilege to have a cool head right now.