As used herein, “labor organization” means any organization or any agency or employee representation committee or any local unit thereof in which employees participate, and exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours of employment or conditions of work, which labor organization is not found to be or to have been financed in whole or in part, interfered with, dominated or controlled by the employer or any employer association within one year of the commencement of any proceeding brought under this chapter. The plaintiff shall have the affirmative of the issue with respect to establishing the existence of a “labor organization” as defined herein.

As used herein, “person” means any person, association, organization, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or labor organization.

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Terms Used In California Labor Code 1117

  • Agency: means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. See California Labor Code 18.5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 179. Effective January 1, 1995.)