Lab. Code, § 5102 · Chapter 3. Lump Sum Payments
Lab. Code, § 5102
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The appeals board may order the lump sum paid directly to the injured employee or his dependents, or deposited with any savings bank or trust company authorized to transact business in this state, which agrees to accept the same as a deposit bearing interest; or the appeals board may order the lump sum deposited with the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Any lump sum so deposited, together with all interest derived therefrom, shall thereafter be held in trust for the injured employee, or in the event of his death, for his dependents. In the event of the employee’s death, his dependents shall have no further recourse against the employer under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.
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