California Labor Code

§ 5406.7

LAB § 5406.7 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 4 · Part 4 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)In addition to the timelines established pursuant to Section 5406, proceedings for the collection of the benefits provided by Article 4 (commencing with Section 4700) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 may be commenced after 240 weeks from the date of injury and no later than 420 weeks from the date of injury, but in no event more than one year after the date of death, if all of the following criteria are met:

(1)The proceedings are brought for the collection of benefits by, or on behalf of, a person who was a dependent on the date of death. The extent of dependency shall be determined in accordance with the facts as they existed at the time of death of the employee.

(2)The injury causing death is one of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. (SB 1086) Effective January 1, 2019.