So long as the employee, after written request of the employer, fails or refuses to submit to such examination or in any way obstructs it, his right to begin or maintain any proceeding for the collection of compensation shall be suspended.
Cal. Lab. Code § 4053
Medical Examinations
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Roth v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board (1971)
Most recently applied in Roth v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board (October 1971)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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