Labor Code - LAB
DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200 - 6002]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373. ) PART 2. COMPUTATION OF COMPENSATION [4451 - 4856]
( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) CHAPTER 2. Compensation Schedules [4550 - 4856]
( Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [4550 - 4558]
( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) 4554.
In case of the willful failure by an employer to secure the payment of compensation, the amount of compensation otherwise recoverable for injury or death as provided in this division shall be increased 10 percent. Failure of the employer to secure the payment of compensation as provided in Article 1 (commencing at Section 3700) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of this division is prima facie evidence of willfulness on his part.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1189.)