Simpson v. Unemployment Insurance Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

LUI, Acting P. J.

We are faced with the question of whether wages for employment in the public sector can be used in determining eligibility for “state disability insurance (SDI)” benefits, which are available to workers in the private sector. We hold that, under the Unemployment Insurance Code, they cannot.

We reverse the trial court’s grant of a petition for a writ of mandate ordering appellant, California Unemployment Insurance Compensation Appeals Board (Appeals Board), to award SDI benefits to respondent, Diane Simpson. Since Simpson has not prevailed in this action, her motion for…