California · Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC

UIC §603.5: “Employment” includes an individual’s entire service, wherever performed within the United States or Canada, if such service is not covered under the unemployment compensation law of any other state o

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This statute defines 'employment' to include all service performed in the United States or Canada that is not covered by another state's unemployment compensation law.

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“Employment” includes an individual’s entire service, wherever performed within the United States or Canada, if such service is not covered under the unemployment compensation law of any other state or Canada, and the place from which the service is directed or controlled is in this state.

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