§ 18526 State Employee Definition

• •An 'employee' is someone who has a legal job in the State civil service.
• •This definition only applies to jobs in the State government, not private companies.
• •The law was added in 1945 to clarify who counts as an employee in the State civil service.

A person works as a teacher in a public school.

This person is an 'employee' under this law because they have a legal job in the State civil service.