Cal. UIC § 14242

This is the official text of Cal. UIC § 14242, part of California’s Unemployment Insurance Code — governs unemployment and disability insurance benefits.

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Official statutory text

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Act” means the California Creative Workforce Act of 2021

(b) “Board” means the California Workforce Development Board, established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter 3.

(c) “Council” means the Arts Council established pursuant to Section 8751 of the Government Code.

(d) “Creative work” means work directly relevant to the creation, development, production, and marketing of visual, performance, and literary art, including, but not limited to, painting, muralmaking, photography, music, performance art, acting, filmmaking, dancing, fashion design, graphic design, poetry, and all other forms of creative writing.

(e) “Creative workers” means visual, performance, and literary artists, including, but not limited to, painters, muralists, photographers, musicians, performing artists, actors, filmmakers, dancers, fashion designers, graphic designers, poets, and writers.

(f) “Earn and learn” has the meaning provided by subdivision (q) of Section 14005.

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