ARTICLE 2. General Definitions
Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1953, Ch. 308.
§§ 125–144 · 29 sections
- § 125 Except where the context otherwise clearly indicates, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of the provisions of this…
- § 125.3 “American aircraft” means an aircraft registered under the laws of the United States.
- § 125.4 “American employer” means any of the following: (a) An individual who is a resident of the United States. (b) A partnership, if two-thirds or more of the…
- § 125.5 “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered…
- § 126 “Appeals Board” means the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
- § 127 “Authorized regulations” means regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of…
- § 128 “Benefits” means the money payments payable to an individual, pursuant to this division, with respect to his unemployment and includes unemployment…
- § 129 “Calendar quarter” means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending on March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, or December 31st, or the equivalent…
- § 130 “Contingent fund” means the Department of Employment Development Contingent Fund.
- § 130.5 “Benefit Audit Fund” means the Employment Development Department Benefit Audit Fund.
- § 131 “Contributions” means the money payments to the Unemployment Fund, Employment Training Fund, or Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund which are required by…
- § 133 Except as otherwise provided, “department” means the Employment Development Department, which also may be referred to as the Department of Employment…
- § 133.5 “Department of Benefit Payments” or “State Department of Benefit Payments” shall be construed to refer to and mean the Employment Development Department.
- § 134 Except as otherwise provided, “director” means the Director of Employment Development.
- § 134.1 “Director of Benefit Payments” shall be construed to refer to and mean Director of Employment Development.
- § 134.5 “Disability fund” means the “Unemployment Compensation Disability Fund.”
- § 135 (a) “Employing unit” means an individual or type of organization that has in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it within this state,…
- § 135.1 (a) A new employing unit shall not be created when there is an acquisition or change in the form or organization of an existing business enterprise, or…
- § 135.2 (a) If two or more business enterprises are united by factors of control, operation, and use, the director may determine that the business enterprises are one…
- § 136 “Federal Unemployment Tax Act” means Chapter 23 of Subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or the corresponding provisions of any other federal act…
- § 137 “Public employment office” means a free public employment office or branch thereof operated by this State or maintained as a part of a state-controlled system…
- § 139 “State” includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, as well as each of the states of the United States.
- § 140 “Unemployment compensation benefits” refers to benefits payable under Part 1 of this division.
- § 140.5 “Unemployment compensation disability benefits” or “disability benefits” refers to money payments payable under Part 2 (commencing with Section 2601) to either…
- § 141 “Unemployment insurance” wherever it appears in this division means “unemployment compensation.”
- § 142 “Unemployment Trust Fund” means the Unemployment Trust Fund established and maintained pursuant to Section 904 of the Federal Social Security Act as amended.
- § 142.5 “United States” includes the states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. An individual who is a citizen of the…
- § 143 “Week” means a period of seven consecutive days as prescribed by authorized regulation. Such regulation may prescribe that a week shall be deemed to be “in,”…
- § 144 “Worker contributions,” “contributions by workers,” “employee contributions,” or “contributions by employees” mean contributions to the Disability Fund.