Employment Law -- Employee
What Is The Definition Of Wages?
All remuneration paid for personal services from whatever source is considered to be “wages” for unemployment insurance purposes. Examples of such remuneration, or compensation, are salaries, commissions, bonuses, drawing accounts, fees, certain gifts, deferred compensation, employee contributions to a cafeteria plan, employeereported tips, allocated tips and vacation pay. Payments made to employees in a medium other than cash are also considered to be “wages”, except for meals, lodging, and clothing when furnished for the employer’s convenience and on the employer’s premises.