California Labor Code CHAPTER 3 - Lump Sum Payments

• Section 5100.
  At the time of making its award, or at any time thereafter, the appeals board, on its own motion either upon notice, or upon application...
• Section 5100.5.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5100, the appeals board shall not commute the compensation payable under this division to a lump sum when such compensation...
• Section 5100.6.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5100, the appeals board shall not permit the commutation or settlement of prospective compensation or indemnity payments or other benefits...
• Section 5101.
  The amount of the lump sum shall be determined as follows:(a) If the injury causes temporary disability, the appeals board shall estimate the probable duration thereof...
• Section 5102.
  The appeals board may order the lump sum paid directly to the injured employee or his dependents, or deposited with any savings bank or trust...
• Section 5103.
  Payments from the lump sum so deposited shall be made by the trustee only in the amounts and at the time fixed by order of...
• Section 5104.
  In the appointment of the trustee, preference may be given to the choice of the injured employee or his dependents.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
• Section 5105.
  Upon the payment of a lump sum, the employer shall present to the appeals board a proper receipt evidencing the same, executed either by the...
• Section 5106.
  The appeals board shall, upon the request of the Director of Industrial Relations, where the employer is uninsured and the installments of compensation awarded are...

Last modified: October 22, 2018