California Labor Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 4401.
  It is the declared policy of the state that qualified injured workers with asbestosis which arises out of and occurs in the course of employment...
• Section 4402.
  (a) “Asbestosis” means any pathology, whether or not combined with preexisting pathology, which results in disability or need for medical treatment from inhalation of asbestos fibers.(b) “Asbestos...
• Section 4403.
  The Asbestos Workers’ Account is hereby created in the Uninsured Employers Fund in the State Treasury, and shall be administered by the Director of Industrial...
• Section 4404.
  Insofar as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all of the provisions of this division shall pertain to asbestos workers and their dependents...
• Section 4405.
  Where the conditions of compensation exist under this division the right to recover workers’ compensation asbestos workers’ benefits pursuant to the provisions of this chapter...
• Section 4406.
  (a) Payments as advances on workers’ compensation asbestos workers’ benefits shall be furnished an asbestos worker for injury resulting in asbestosis, or the dependents of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018