Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
d. 3. Administration of the work test for the State unemployment compensation system, including making eligibility assessments (for referral to UI adjudication, if needed), and providing job finding and placement services for UI claimants; and
Current Narrative:
State law requires a UI claimant to register for work, as a condition of eligibility unless good cause is established, by entering a resume in CalJOBS℠ within 21 days after filing a claim for unemployment benefits. The law allows the department to waive the registration requirement for claimants that meet specific criteria (such as, union member in good standing, definite return to work date, participation in CTB program, etc.). If the UI claimant does not comply with the registration requirement, the EDD schedules the claimant for a PJSA appointment to review their registration of work within CalJOBS℠ and efforts to search for work.
Additionally, UI claimants that meet specific characteristics and profiling criteria are scheduled for a RESEA appointment. During the assessment, the UI claimant is referred to a minimum of one additional mandatory career service which may include, but not limited to, one-on-one case management services, or employment workshops on resume building and career counseling.
Failure to attend the PJSA or RESEA and an additional mandatory career service, along with meeting the registration requirement in CalJOBS℠, are referred to UI adjudication and may result in a denial of UI benefits. Provision of referrals to and application assistance for training and education programs and resources.