DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE 1880-12880.5›PART 3. LIABILITY, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, AND COMMON CARRIER LIABILITY INSURANCE 11550-11895›CHAPTER 2. Workers’ Compensation Policies 11630-11665›ARTICLE 2. Policy Provisions 11650-11665
§ 11656
California Insurance Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Such policy shall also provide that the employee has a first lien upon any amount which becomes owing to the employer from the insurer on account of the policy, and that in case of the legal incapacity or inability of the employer to receive the money and pay it to the claimant, the insurer will pay it directly to the claimant. To the extent of such payment, the obligations of the employer to the claimant are thereby discharged.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.)
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