Section 1252.1.

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 1252.1.
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With respect to individuals hired as commercial fishermen a “totally unemployed individual” means an individual who, during a particular week, while still attached to his employer from the standpoint that there did not occur any severance of the employer-employee relationship, earned no wages and performed no services because his employer’s boat was tied up for one or more of the following reasons: (a) Inclement weather. (b) Absence of fish in fishable waters. (c) Lack of orders for fish from buyers. (d) Boat is laid up for repairs.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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