§ 1 Family Allowances Act (Cantonal Family Allowances Act, FZG) - Subject Matter

1. The law governs family allowances for gainfully employed individuals in non-agricultural professions and for non-working individuals, the implementation of the family allowances scheme in the canton, as well as the financing of family allowances and administrative costs, insofar as the Federal Act on Family Allowances (Family Allowance Act) of March 24, 2006, does not apply.

2. Family allowances for agricultural employees and self-employed farmers are governed by the Federal Act on Family Allowances in Agriculture of June 20, 1952.