California · Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC

UIC §936: “Wages” does not include remuneration paid in any medium other than cash to an employee for service not in the course of the employer’s trade or business, except that this section shall not apply to r

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This statute defines what counts as 'wages' under labor law, excluding non-cash payments for services outside the employer's regular business operations, with certain exceptions.

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“Wages” does not include remuneration paid in any medium other than cash to an employee for service not in the course of the employer’s trade or business, except that this section shall not apply to remuneration paid for domestic service in a private home or in a local college club or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority.

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