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Unemployment Benefits
  • Unemployment Benefits
  • New UC System Info
  • File for Benefits
  • Reopen an Existing Claim
  • Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
  • Emergency Unemployment (PEUC)
  • Extended Benefits (EB)
  • Pandemic Unemployment (PUA)
  • Fraud
  • Manage My Benefits
  • What to Expect
Employer & Tax Services
  • Employer & Tax Services
  • Important Information
  • UC Management System (UCMS)
  • UC Tax Overview
  • Covered Employment
  • Employee Withholding
  • Registration
  • Filing Information
  • UC Tax Rates
  • Reimbursable Employers
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Benefit Appeals
Páginas en Español
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