Cal. UIC § 926.5
This is the official text of Cal. UIC § 926.5, part of California’s Unemployment Insurance Code — governs unemployment and disability insurance benefits.
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“Wages” also means all remuneration payable for personal services, as specified in Section 926, when the legal obligation for the payment of such wages is assumed by an employer specified in Section 678, and the first or prior employer for whom the personal services were originally performed is relieved of the legal obligation for the payment of such remuneration.
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