Unemployment Insurance Code section 653

“Employment” does not include services performed in the employ of a baseball club pursuant to a contract or agreement under which the baseball player agrees to perform for expenses and a share of the profits of the club, rather than for a fixed salary.

Source: Section 653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=653. (updated Jan. 1, 1955; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/unemployment_insurance_code_section_653

Original Source: Section 653, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=UIC§ionNum=653. (last accessed May 12, 2025).