If you’ve had to reduce your work hours as a result of your child-care needs, you may be eligible to receive reduced unemployment benefits. After you apply for unemployment benefits, the EDD will contact you and your employer to sort out whether you’re eligible. If you’re earning some income and getting only partial unemployment benefits, you could be eligible for more weeks. The agency has been inundated with unemployment claims since pandemic-induced business closures began in the spring, and some people are waiting months between applying for unemployment benefits and seeing results. If you haven’t applied for unemployment benefits for lost income, it’s not too late.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 21, 2020 12:00 UTC