Election to Be Subject to Compensation Liability
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 16 Cal. 4th 1187 - State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (1997)
Most recently applied in 16 Cal. 4th 1187 - State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (December 1997)
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1513.
Election on the part of the employer shall be made in one of the following ways:
(a) By insuring against liability for compensation, in which case he is deemed, as to all persons employed by him and covered by insurance, to have so elected during the period such insurance remains in force.
(b) By filing with the administrative director a statement to the effect that he accepts the compensation provisions of this division.
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