California Code
DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE
PART 4 - COMPENSATION PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER 1 - Jurisdiction

Section 5300. - 5300. All the following proceedings shall be instituted before the...

Section 5301. - 5301. The appeals board is vested with full power, authority...

Section 5302. - 5302. All orders, rules, findings, decisions, and awards of the...

Section 5303. - 5303. There is but one cause of action for each...

Section 5304. - 5304. The appeals board has jurisdiction over any controversy relating...

Section 5305. - 5305. The Division of Workers’ Compensation, including the administrative director,...

Section 5306. - 5306. The death of an employer subsequent to the sustaining...

Section 5307. - 5307. (a) The appeals board may, by an order signed...

Section 5307.1. - 5307.1. (a) (1) The administrative director, after public hearings, shall...

Section 5307.11. - 5307.11. A health care provider or health facility licensed pursuant...

Section 5307.12. - 5307.12. (a) If a health care provider or health facility,...

Section 5307.2. - 5307.2. The administrative director shall contract with an independent consulting...

Section 5307.27. - 5307.27. (a) The administrative director, in consultation with the Commission...

Section 5307.28. - 5307.28. (a) Prior to the adoption of a drug formulary...

Section 5307.29. - 5307.29. (a) The administrative director shall make provision for no...

Section 5307.3. - 5307.3. The administrative director may adopt, amend, or repeal any...

Section 5307.4. - 5307.4. (a) Public hearings required under Sections 5307 and 5307.3...

Section 5307.5. - 5307.5. The appeals board or a workers’ compensation judge may:...

Section 5307.6. - 5307.6. (a) The administrative director shall adopt and revise a...

Section 5307.7. - 5307.7. (a) On or before January 1, 2013, the administrative...

Section 5307.8. - 5307.8. (a) Notwithstanding Section 5307.1, the administrative director shall adopt,...

Section 5307.9. - 5307.9. On or before December 31, 2013, the administrative director,...

Section 5308. - 5308. The appeals board has jurisdiction to determine controversies arising...

Section 5309. - 5309. The appeals board may, in accordance with rules of...

Section 5310. - 5310. The appeals board may appoint one or more workers’...

Section 5311. - 5311. Any party to the proceeding may object to the...

Section 5311.5. - 5311.5. The administrative director shall require all workers’ compensation administrative...

Section 5312. - 5312. Before entering upon his or her duties, the workers’...

Section 5313. - 5313. The appeals board or the workers’ compensation judge shall,...

Section 5315. - 5315. Within 60 days after the filing of the findings,...

Section 5316. - 5316. Any notice, order, or decision required by this division...

Section 5317. - 5317. Any such notice, order or decision affecting the State...

CHAPTER 2 - Limitations of Proceedings

Section 5400. - 5400. Except as provided by sections 5402 and 5403, no...

Section 5401. - 5401. (a) Within one working day of receiving notice or...

Section 5401.7. - 5401.7. The claim form shall contain, prominently stated, the following...

Section 5402. - 5402. (a) Knowledge of an injury, obtained from any source,...

Section 5403. - 5403. The failure to give notice under section 5400, or...

Section 5404. - 5404. Unless compensation is paid within the time limited in...

Section 5404.5. - 5404.5. (a) Where a claim form has been filed prior...

Section 5405. - 5405. The period within which proceedings may be commenced for...

Section 5406. - 5406. (a) Except as provided in Section 5406.5, 5406.6, or...

Section 5406.5. - 5406.5. In the case of the death of an asbestos...

Section 5406.6. - 5406.6. (a) In the case of the death of a...

Section 5406.7. - 5406.7. (a) In addition to the timelines established pursuant to...

Section 5407. - 5407. The period within which may be commenced proceedings for...

Section 5407.5. - 5407.5. The period within which may be commenced proceedings for...

Section 5408. - 5408. If an injured employee or, in the case of...

Section 5409. - 5409. The running of the period of limitations prescribed by...

Section 5410. - 5410. Nothing in this chapter shall bar the right of...

Section 5410.1. - 5410.1. Should any party to a proceeding institute proceedings to...

Section 5411. - 5411. The date of injury, except in cases of occupational...

Section 5412. - 5412. The date of injury in cases of occupational diseases...

Section 5413. - 5413. A determination of facts by the appeals board under...

Section 5414.3. - 5414.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 5814, when liability has been unreasonably...

CHAPTER 2.3 - Workers Compensation Truth in Advertising

Section 5430. - 5430. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 5431. - 5431. The purpose of this chapter is to assure truthful...

Section 5432. - 5432. (a) Any advertisement which solicits persons to file workers’...

Section 5433. - 5433. (a) Any advertisement or other device designed to produce...

Section 5434. - 5434. (a) Any advertiser who violates Section 5431 or 5432...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Administrative Assistance

Section 5450. - 5450. The Division of Workers’ Compensation shall make available to...

Section 5451. - 5451. Any party may consult with, or seek the advice...

Section 5453. - 5453. After consideration of the information submitted, including the reports...

Section 5454. - 5454. Submission of any matter to an information and assistance...

Section 5455. - 5455. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any party from...

CHAPTER 3 - Applications and Answers

Section 5500. - 5500. No pleadings other than the application and answer shall...

Section 5500.3. - 5500.3. (a) The appeals board shall establish uniform district office...

Section 5500.5. - 5500.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5500.6, liability...

Section 5500.6. - 5500.6. Liability for occupational disease or cumulative injury which results...

Section 5501. - 5501. The application may be filed with the appeals board...

Section 5501.5. - 5501.5. (a) The application for adjudication of claim shall be...

Section 5501.6. - 5501.6. (a) An applicant or defendant may petition the appeals...

Section 5502. - 5502. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (d),...

Section 5502.5. - 5502.5. A continuance of any conference or hearing required by...

Section 5503. - 5503. The person so applying shall be known as the...

Section 5504. - 5504. A notice of the time and place of hearing...

Section 5505. - 5505. If any defendant desires to disclaim any interest in...

Section 5506. - 5506. If the defendant fails to appear or answer, no...

Section 5507. - 5507. If an application shows upon its face that the...

CHAPTER 4 - Attachments

Section 5600. - 5600. The appeals board may, upon the filing of an...

Section 5601. - 5601. The provisions of Title 6.5 (commencing with Section 481.010)...

Section 5602. - 5602. No writ of attachment shall be issued except upon...

Section 5603. - 5603. In levying attachments preference shall be given to the...

CHAPTER 5 - Hearings

Section 5700. - 5700. The hearing on the application may be adjourned from...

Section 5701. - 5701. The appeals board may, with or without notice to...

Section 5702. - 5702. The parties to a controversy may stipulate the facts...

Section 5703. - 5703. The appeals board may receive as evidence either at...

Section 5703.5. - 5703.5. (a) The appeals board, at any time after an...

Section 5704. - 5704. Transcripts of all testimony taken without notice and copies...

Section 5705. - 5705. The burden of proof rests upon the party or...

Section 5706. - 5706. Where it is represented to the appeals board, either...

Section 5707. - 5707. If the body of a deceased employee is not...

Section 5708. - 5708. All hearings and investigations before the appeals board or...

Section 5709. - 5709. No informality in any proceeding or in the manner...

Section 5710. - 5710. (a) The appeals board, a workers’ compensation judge, or...

CHAPTER 6 - Findings and Awards

Section 5800. - 5800. All awards of the appeals board either for the...

Section 5800.5. - 5800.5. The 30-day period specified in Section 5313, shall run...

Section 5801. - 5801. The appeals board in its award may fix and...

Section 5802. - 5802. If, in any proceeding under this division, it is...

Section 5803. - 5803. The appeals board has continuing jurisdiction over all its...

Section 5803.5. - 5803.5. Any conviction pursuant to Section 1871.4 of the Insurance...

Section 5804. - 5804. No award of compensation shall be rescinded, altered, or...

Section 5805. - 5805. Any order, decision, or award rescinding, altering or amending...

Section 5806. - 5806. Any party affected thereby may file a certified copy...

Section 5807. - 5807. The certified copy of the findings and order, decision,...

Section 5808. - 5808. The appeals board or a member thereof may stay...

Section 5809. - 5809. When a judgment is satisfied in fact, otherwise than...

Section 5810. - 5810. The orders, findings, decisions, or awards of the appeals...

Section 5811. - 5811. (a) No fees shall be charged by the clerk...

Section 5813. - 5813. (a) The workers’ compensation referee or appeals board may...

Section 5814. - 5814. (a) When payment of compensation has been unreasonably delayed...

Section 5814.1. - 5814.1. When the payment of compensation has been unreasonably delayed...

Section 5814.5. - 5814.5. When the payment of compensation has been unreasonably delayed...

Section 5814.6. - 5814.6. (a) Any employer or insurer that knowingly violates Section...

Section 5815. - 5815. Every order, decision or award, other than an order...

Section 5816. - 5816. A determination of facts by the appeals board under...

CHAPTER 7 - Reconsideration and Judicial Review

ARTICLE 1 - Reconsideration

Section 5900. - 5900. (a) Any person aggrieved directly or indirectly by any...

Section 5901. - 5901. No cause of action arising out of any final...

Section 5902. - 5902. The petition for reconsideration shall set forth specifically and...

Section 5903. - 5903. At any time within 20 days after the service...

Section 5904. - 5904. The petitioner for reconsideration shall be deemed to have...

Section 5905. - 5905. A copy of the petition for reconsideration shall be...

Section 5906. - 5906. Upon the filing of a petition for reconsideration, or...

Section 5907. - 5907. If, at the time of granting reconsideration, it appears...

Section 5908. - 5908. (a) After the taking of additional evidence and a...

Section 5908.5. - 5908.5. Any decision of the appeals board granting or denying...

Section 5909. - 5909. A petition for reconsideration is deemed to have been...

Section 5910. - 5910. The filing of a petition for reconsideration shall suspend...

Section 5911. - 5911. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to...

ARTICLE 2 - Judicial Review

Section 5950. - 5950. Any person affected by an order, decision, or award...

Section 5951. - 5951. The writ of review shall be made returnable at...

Section 5952. - 5952. The review by the court shall not be extended...

Section 5953. - 5953. The findings and conclusions of the appeals board on...

Section 5954. - 5954. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating...

Section 5955. - 5955. No court of this state, except the Supreme Court...

Section 5956. - 5956. The filing of a petition for, or the pendency...

ARTICLE 3 - Undertaking on Stay Order

Section 6000. - 6000. The operation of any order, decision, or award of...

Section 6001. - 6001. The undertaking shall provide that: (a) The petitioner and...

Section 6002. - 6002. The undertaking shall be filed with the appeals board....