{"data":{"id":"us-ca/uic-1256.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"UIC § 1256.3","heading":"","body":"For the purposes of Sections 1256, 1256.1, 1256.2, 1256.4, and 1256.5, “most recent work” is that work in which a claimant last performed compensated services:\n(a) Prior to and nearest the date of filing a valid new, reopened, or additional claim for unemployment compensation benefits, a valid primary, reopened, or additional claim for extended duration benefits, or a valid application, or reopened or additional claim for federal-state extended benefits.\n(b) During the calendar week for which a continued claim is filed.","path":["Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC","DIVISION 1. UNEMPLOYMENT AND DISABILITY COMPENSATION [100. - 4751.]","PART 1. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION [100. - 2129.]","CHAPTER 5. Unemployment Compensation Benefits [1251. - 1384.]","ARTICLE 1. Eligibility and Disqualifications [1251. - 1265.9.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"16e6478947fe2ca21d5adb685ec312d07464eadffd077990793addcaa63dcf6f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/uic-1256.2","next":"us-ca/uic-1256.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}