ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [4550. - 4558.]
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
§§ 4550–4558 · 11 sections
- § 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…
- § 4551 Where the injury is caused by the serious and willful misconduct of the injured employee, the compensation otherwise recoverable therefor shall be reduced…
- § 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…
- § 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),…
- § 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 specifically find…
- § 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 as…
- § 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 the amount of…
- § 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 petitioner…
- § 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 the computation of…
- § 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 shall be…
- § 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…