California · Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC
UIC §675: “Employer” means any employing unit, which for some portion of a day, has within the current calendar year or had within the preceding calendar year in employment one or more employees and pays wages
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An employer is defined as any business unit that employs one or more people for part of a day in the current or prior calendar year and pays wages.
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