Section 702.6 Of Article 4. Elective Coverage From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Any employing unit who is an employer under this
division may file with the director a written election to cover, for
the purposes of Part 2 (commencing with Section 2601) only, services
performed by any of the following:
(1) All eligible employees who are a part of a labor organization,
provided the election is the result of a negotiated agreement
between the employer and the recognized employee organization.
(2) All eligible employees in its employ in one or more distinct
establishments or places of business who are not part of a labor
organization, when the election is requested by a written petition
signed by a majority of the eligible employees to be covered by the
election.
(b) "Eligible employee," as used in this section, means an
employee who is a California resident whose services are covered
under the unemployment compensation laws of another state which does
not have a disability insurance program, and who is an "employee," as
defined in Section 13004, for whom the employer complies with the
personal income tax withholding provisions of Division 6 (commencing
with Section 13000).
(c) Upon the filing of an election, the filing entity shall, upon
approval by the director, become an employer subject to Part 2
(commencing with Section 2601) to the same extent as other employers,
and services performed by its employees who are subject to the
election shall be deemed to constitute employment subject to that
part. Sections 704, 707, 986, and 2903 shall apply to elections under
this section.