Yes, your employer is be too small for you to use FMLA.
To claim UI, you have to be able to work.
NOLO is generally considered a reputable source: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encycloped...nia-32504.html
Yes, your employer is be too small for you to use FMLA.
To claim UI, you have to be able to work.
NOLO is generally considered a reputable source: http://www.nolo.com/legal-encycloped...nia-32504.html
If you're not able to work due to your surgery, you can explore your eligibility for California Disability Insurance during your period of disability.
That's what I thought. Thanks for the links. I'll investigate them. I tried to do a little searching on my own, but the state sites are long and tedious trying to find specific bits of information, and any other site, it's hard to know what's factual and what's not.
FYI, if your employer does fire you, once you are able to work again, you will be able to file for unemployment at that time.
Yes, California is one of the few states that actually does offer some short term disability. But you can believe me when I tell you, you will not qualify for unemployment insurance while you are unable to work due to the surgery (or any other health reason.) To receive unemployment benefits in every state, you must be able, available and actively seeking employment. Only after you are fully released by your doctor to resume your normal work, at that time, if you report back to work and your employer has no work for you, has replaced you while you were out, or has decided not to take you back, then you could file for and would have an excellent chance of qualifying for unemployment benefits. Of course they only last a short time, and are for you to draw while actively seeking another job.