Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code § 1262 : California Unemployment Insurance Code — Unemployment And Disability Compensation — Unemployment Compensation Benefits — Eligibility And Disqualifications — Leaving work because of trade dispute Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session An individual is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, and these benefits shall not be payable to him or her, if the individual left his or her work because of a trade dispute. The individual shall remain ineligible for the period during which he or she continues out of work by reason of the fact that the trade dispute is still in active progress in the establishment in which he or she was employed. Ca. Unemp. Ins. Code § 1262 Amended by Stats 2006 ch 538 (SB 1852),s 645, eff. 1/1/2007.