DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE 3200-6002›PART 3. COMPENSATION CLAIMS 4900-5106›CHAPTER 2. Compromise and Release 5000-5006

§ 5001

California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Compensation is the measure of the responsibility which the employer has assumed for injuries or deaths which occur to employees in his employment when subject to this division. No release of liability or compromise agreement is valid unless it is approved by the appeals board or referee.

(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.)

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