Any individual claiming benefits in any proceedings before the appeals board or its authorized representative may be represented by counsel or agent but no such counsel or agent shall charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the appeals board. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall for each such violation be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned not more than six months or both.
Cal. Unemp. Ins. Code § 1957
Hearing Procedure
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 33 Cal. 3d 766 - Welfare Rights Organization v. Crisan (1983)
Most recently applied in 114 Cal. App. 4th 881 - American Airlines, Inc. v. Superior Court (December 2003)
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 378
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