California · Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC

UIC §938.4: “Wages” does not include any payment made, or benefit furnished to, or for the benefit of, an employee under Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to amounts expended for medical care,

What this law says, in plain English

Payments or benefits for medical care under federal tax code section 105(b) are not classified as wages for legal purposes.

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“Wages” does not include any payment made, or benefit furnished to, or for the benefit of, an employee under Section 105(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to amounts expended for medical care, as amended by Section 1004(d)(1) of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152).

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