California Unemployment Insurance Code

§ 1279.5

UIC § 1279.5 Effective Sep 28, 2020Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)As used in this section:

(1)“Affected unit” means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit that includes two or more workers and not less than 10 percent of the employer’s regular permanent work force involved in the affected unit or units in each week, or in at least one week of a two-consecutive-week period, to which an approved work sharing plan applies.

(2)“Health and retirement benefits” means employer-provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit pension plan, as defined in Section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, or contributions under a defined contribution plan, as defined in Section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, that are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 141, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 209, Sec. 2. (AB 1731) Effective September 28, 2020. Note: Applicable to work sharing plans that become effective on or after July 1, 2014. The previous version of this section, as amended by Sec. 1 of Stats. 2013, Ch. 141, remains applicable to work sharing plans in effect before July 1, 2014.