Lab. Code, § 4701 · Article 4. Death Benefits
Lab. Code, § 4701
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If an injury causes death, either with or without disability, the employer shall be liable, in addition to any other benefits provided by this division, for all of the following:
(a) Reasonable expenses of the employee’s burial, in accordance with the following:
(1) Up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) for injuries occurring prior to January 1, 1991.
(2) Up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 1991, and prior to January 1, 2013.
(3) Up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2013.
(b) A death benefit, to be allowed to the dependents when the employee leaves any person dependent upon him or her for support.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 61. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.
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