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Lab. Code, § 4405 · Article 1. General Provisions

Lab. Code, § 4405

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

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 is a temporary remedy for injury to an asbestos worker against the Asbestos Workers’ Account, and such asbestos worker or his or her dependents shall make all reasonable effort to establish the identity of the employer responsible for securing the payment of compensation.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1077, Sec. 3. Effective September 15, 1982. Provisions inoperative January 1, 1989, as prescribed in Section 4418.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=4405.
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