Labor Code - LAB
DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200 - 6002]
( Heading of Division 4 amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373. ) PART 3. COMPENSATION CLAIMS [4900 - 5106]
( Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) CHAPTER 1. Payment and Assignment [4900 - 4909.1]
( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) 4908.
A claim for compensation for the injury or death of any employee, or any award or judgment entered thereon, has the same preference over the other debts of the employer, or his estate and of the insurer which is given by the law to claims for wages. Such preference is for the entire amount of the compensation to be paid. This section shall not impair the lien of any previous award.
(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 649.)