Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 4.5 > Chapter 5 > Article 1.1 - Regional Center Worker Retention

• Change of operator: means the replacement, by the department, of a contractor with a successor contractor. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contractor: means a nonprofit corporation with which the department contracts to operate a regional center pursuant to Sections 4621 and 4621. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• 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.
• Covered employee: means an individual who has been employed by a contractor for at least 90 days immediately before a change of operator. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Predecessor contractor: means the contractor before the change of operator. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Regional center: means a regional center as that term is used in this chapter. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Successor contractor: means the contractor following the change of operator. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Total compensation: means the combined value of the covered employee's wages and benefits immediately before the change of operator. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80
• Transition period: means a period of 90 days immediately following the effective date of a change of operator. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4639.80