“Wages” also means all remuneration payable for personal services, as specified in Section 926, when the legal obligation for the payment of such wages is assumed by an employer specified in Section 678, and the first or prior employer for whom the personal services were originally performed is relieved of the legal obligation for the payment of such remuneration.

(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 873.)

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Terms Used In California Unemployment Insurance Code 926.5

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.