Section 1277-2 - Definition of "Work"For the purposes of Sections 1277 and 1277.5 of the code:
(a) "Work" means services performed by a person for remuneration under a bona fide contract with and payable by another person, including any employing unit, and includes services performed for income or earnings in self-employment, or as an employee as defined by Section 621 of the code, or as an independent contractor for a principal, or as an employee under the usual common law or admiralty rules regardless of whether the services are in "employment" under the code, and services which an employee is ready, willing and able to perform but is involuntarily prevented from performing by the actions of his or her employer.(b) "Remuneration" as used in subdivision (a) of this regulation includes call-in or stand-by pay, but does not include "other benefits" as defined by Section 2629 of the code, pay for sick leave, vacation pay, back pay, supplemental unemployment benefit payments, severance, dismissal or separation pay, in-lieu-of-notice pay, or prizes, awards, or other gains received in any drawing, game, or contest.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, §§ 1277-2
1. New section filed 4-13-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 15). For history of former section 1277-2, see Register 72, No. 24.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-28-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-24-92; operative 9-23-92 (Register 92, No. 35). Note: Authority cited: Sections 305 and 306, Unemployment Insurance Code. Reference: Section 1277, Unemployment Insurance Code.
1. New section filed 4-13-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 15). For history of former section 1277-2, see Register 72, No. 24.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-28-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 5).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-24-92; operative 9-23-92 (Register 92, No. 35).