{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"4053","citation":"Lab. Code, § 4053","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200. - 6002.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. SCOPE AND OPERATION [3200. - 4418.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Medical Examinations [4050. - 4068.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-7"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.","effective":null,"html":"<p>So long as the employee, after written request of the employer, fails or refuses to submit to such examination or in any way obstructs it, his right to begin or maintain any proceeding for the collection of compensation shall be suspended.</p>","text":"So long as the employee, after written request of the employer, fails or refuses to submit to such examination or in any way obstructs it, his right to begin or maintain any proceeding for the collection of compensation shall be suspended.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/medical-examinations-4053","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}