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Make no mistake about it; Company A WILL be notified that the employee has filed a claim, if Company A is in the base period, i.e., the employee worked there during any the first four of the last five completed quarters from the date the claim is filed. That means, if the employee files a claim in 4th quarter 2010, Company A will be notified if the employee had earnings in any quarter between 3rd quarter of 2009 and 2nd quarter of 2010.
Much appreciated, I appreciate the clarification.

Ok, so what happens if the employee voluntarily quit Company A and there are no extenuating circumstances? To highlight the issue I'm trying to get at, let's say the employee earned $12,000 per quarter in the base period (enough to qualify for max benefits in CA) from Company A and $200 per quarter from Company B.

Subsequent to quitting Company A the employee is layed off from Company B. A claim is filed, Companies A and B respond truthfully. Let's assume that the layoff from Company B qualifies the employee for benefits. What base period income figure is likely to be used to determine the amount of benefits? Will the person be able to collect max benefits, will the earnings from Company A not be counted, or...?

Thanks for sticking with this thread.