California Employer's Liability for Serious and Willful Misconduct
Under California Labor Code § 4553, an employer that is found to have caused an employee’s injury by its “serious and willful misconduct” will be ordered to pay an amount equal to half the value of all benefits paid as a result of the injury. This includes all temporary and permanent disability, medical, and vocational rehabilitation benefits. This is important to note because we’re seeing lawyers increasingly push “serious and willful misconduct.” Employers need to be aware that not only is this uninsurable, this is all it takes to prove a case: Proof that the employer failed to act …
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