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Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code § 1960 (2026)

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Any finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order made by a hearing officer, administrative law judge, or any person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in any action or proceeding before the appeals board, shall not be conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, and shall not be used as evidence in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, between an individual and his or her present or prior employer brought before an arbitrator, court, or judge of this state or the United States, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2021 · leading case: Bennett v. Rancho Cal. Water Dist., 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019).

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Bennett v. Rancho Cal. Water Dist., 248 Cal. Rptr. 3d 21 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2019). “" In any event, Unemployment Insurance Code section 1960 provides that "[a]ny finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order" made by an administrative law judge "shall not be conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, and shall not…”

Baldwin v. Rice, 144 F.R.D. 102 (E.D. Cal. 1992). “Although the parties have not briefed the applicability of Cal.Unemployment Ins.Code § 1960 to the issue of the admissibility of the Board decision, the statute requires discussion.”

Bennett v. Rancho Cal. Water Dist. (Cal. Ct. App. 2019). “” In any event, Unemployment Insurance Code section 1960 provides that “[a]ny finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order” made by an administrative law judge “shall not be conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, and shall not…”

People v. Edrington CA4/2 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “2 The People argue that the ALJ’s findings and rulings were inadmissible under Unemployment Insurance Code section 1960.”

Foules v. Santa Clara Cnty. Fed. Credit Union CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “7 Unemployment Insurance Code section 1960 provides: “Any finding of fact or law, judgment, conclusion, or final order made by a hearing officer, administrative law judge, or any person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in any action or proceeding before the…”

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