[bradford]

Anyone know what the unemployment benefits are like in CA?

In WA state, "Unemployment benefits are made available through taxes paid by your former employer(s) to partially replace your regular earnings and help you meet expenses while you look for another job."

Not sure what the situation is in CA but I'd hope that, in the absence of a severance package, there's something else that can help them land cleanly here...

[Domenic_S]

$450/week maximum. There's a waiting period (2 weeks?) as well.

[JBlue42]

Yup, without tacking out taxes. More like $410 I think when taxes are taken out. Luckily, the State doesn't tax it as well. I learned when looking more deeper into it that some states will do so. I think it's kind of shitty that it is taxed, especially if you live in a high COL like CA, but so it goes. That rate hasn't gone up in many years.

[phonebanshee]

Wow, that's low. It's $749 here in Washington.

[georgyo]

A lot of things like COBRA go though your former employer. I wonder how many post-employment benfits work at when the former employer no longer exists.