Unemployment Insurance Code section 601

“Employment” means service, including service in interstate commerce, performed by an employee for wages or under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied.

Source: Section 601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=601. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/unemployment_insurance_code_section_601

Original Source: Section 601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=601. (last accessed May 12, 2025).