California Labor Code 3862 – Any employer entitled to and who has been allowed and has perfected a …
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Any employer entitled to and who has been allowed and has perfected a lien upon the judgment or award in favor of an employee against any third party for damages occasioned to the same employer by payment of compensation, expenses of medical treatment, and any other charges under this act, may enforce payment of the lien against the third party, or, in case the damages recovered by the employee have been paid to the employee, against the employee to the extent of the lien, in the manner provided for enforcement of money judgments generally.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 134. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
Terms Used In California Labor Code 3862
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Employee: includes the person injured and any other person to whom a claim accrues by reason of the injury or death of the former. See California Labor Code 3850
- Employer: includes insurer as defined in this division. See California Labor Code 3850
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.