Health and Safety Code section 17005

“Employee,” as used in this part, does not include any of the following:

(a)

A person engaged in household domestic service.

(b)

A person employed under circumstances in which his wages are incidental to professional training and where the employer is exempt from taxation under subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.

(c)

A person employed incidental to training for, or in furtherance of, a religious vocation and where the employer is exempt from taxation under subdivision (f) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.

Source: Section 17005, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=17005.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1979; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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