California Labor Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 4550.
  Where liability for compensation exists under this division, such compensation shall be furnished or paid by the employer and shall be as provided in this...
• Section 4551.
  Where the injury is caused by the serious and willful misconduct of the injured employee, the compensation otherwise recoverable therefor shall be reduced one-half, except:(a) Where...
• Section 4552.
  The reduction of compensation because of the serious and willful misconduct of an employee is not enforceable, valid, or binding in any respect until the...
• Section 4553.
  The amount of compensation otherwise recoverable shall be increased one-half, together with costs and expenses not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), where the...
• Section 4553.1.
  In order to support a holding of serious and willful misconduct by an employer based upon violation of a safety order, the appeals board must...
• Section 4554.
  In case of the willful failure by an employer to secure the payment of compensation, the amount of compensation otherwise recoverable for injury or death...
• Section 4555.
  In case of failure by an employer to secure the payment of compensation, the appeals board may award a reasonable attorney’s fee in addition to...
• Section 4555.5.
  Whenever a petition to reduce an award, based upon a permanent disability rating which has become final, is denied, the appeals board may order the...
• Section 4556.
  The increases provided for by this article shall not be limited by the provisions of Chapter 1 of this part relating to maximum amounts in...
• Section 4557.
  Where the injury is to an employee under 16 years of age and illegally employed at the time of injury, the entire compensation otherwise recoverable...
• Section 4558.
  (a) As used in this section:(1) “Employer” means a named identifiable person who is, prior to the time of the employee’s injury or death, an owner or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018