California Unemployment Insurance Code

§ 2701

UIC § 2701 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Disability benefits shall be paid by the department through public employment offices or other agencies approved by the director.

(b)Beginning January 1, 2024, the department shall provide a person entitled to receive disability benefits or family temporary disability insurance benefits under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3300) the option to receive payments by direct deposit, as regulated under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq.), into a qualifying account, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (e), of the recipient’s choice, in addition to other alternative disbursement payment methods, including, but not limited to, debit cards and checks.

(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other law, if disability benefits or family temporary disability insurance benefits are directly deposited to an account of the recipient’s choice, as authorized under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1693 et seq.), the payments shall only be deposited to an account that meets the requirements of a qualifying account, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (e).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 546, Sec. 3. (SB 497) Effective January 1, 2022.