California Labor Code 4708 – Upon application of any party in interest for a death benefit …
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Upon application of any party in interest for a death benefit provided by this division on the death of an employee member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the latter shall be joined as a defendant, and the appeals board shall determine whether the death resulted from injury or illness arising out of and in the course of his employment, for the purpose of enabling the appeals board to apply the provision of this division and the board of administration to apply the provisions of the Public Employees’ Retirement Law.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 639.)
Terms Used In California Labor Code 4708
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- injury: as used in this division , includes cancer, including leukemia, that develops or manifests itself during a period in which any member described in subdivision (a) is in the service of the department or unit, if the member demonstrates that he or she was exposed, while in the service of the department or unit, to a known carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or as defined by the director. See California Labor Code 3212.1