As used in this chapter: (a) âDisposable earningsâ means the portion of an individualâs earnings that remains after deducting all amounts required to be withheld by law. (b) âEarningsâ means compensation payable by an employer to an employee for personal services performed by such employee, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise. (c) âEarnings withholding order for elder or dependent adult financial abuseâ means an earnings withholding order, made pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 706.100) and based on a money judgment in an action for elder or adult dependent financial abuse under Section 15657.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (d) âEarnings assignment order for supportâ means an order, made pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5200) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Family Code or Section 3088 of the Probate Code, which requires an employer to withhold earnings for support. (e) âEmployeeâ means a public officer and any individual who performs services subject to the right of the employer to control both what shall be done and how it shall be done. (f) âEmployerâ means a person for whom an individual performs services as an employee. (g) âJudgment creditor,â as applied to the state, means the specific state agency seeking to collect a judgment or tax liability. (h) âJudgment debtorâ includes a person from whom the state is seeking to collect a tax liability under Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070), whether or not a judgment has been obtained on such tax liability. (i) âPersonâ includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership or other unincorporated association, a limited liability company, and a public entity.
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