Section 622 Of Article 1.5. Employee From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.5.
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. (a) "Employee" does not include a director of a corporation or
association performing services in his or her capacity as a
director. This section shall not apply to service included in
"employment" pursuant to Sections 605, 608, 709, and 710.
(b) "Services in his or her capacity as a director" includes
either:
(1) Presence at meetings of the board of directors, even though no
further service is performed at the meeting.
(2) Services customarily performed by directors in attending
meetings of the board of directors such as prescribing, regulating,
and guiding the policies and administration of the corporation or
association.
(c) "Services in his or her capacity as a director" does not
include services performed by a director in addition to, or other
than those described in subdivision (b) of this section. For example,
services performed as an officer of the corporation or association,
or as a member of a committee which executes the policies and
administrative decisions adopted by the board of directors such as
advisory, appraisal, auditing, credit, examining, executive, loan or
similar committees are not "services in his or her capacity as a
director".