Except as provided by sections 5402 and 5403, no claim to recover compensation under this division shall be maintained unless within thirty days after the occurrence of the injury which is claimed to have caused the disability or death, there is served upon the employer notice in writing, signed by the person injured or someone in his behalf, or in case of the death of the person injured, by a dependent or someone in the dependent’s behalf.
Cal. Lab. Code § 5400
Limitations of Proceedings
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 109 Cal. App. 4th 1496 - Simi Corporation v. Garamendi (2003)
Most recently applied in 109 Cal. App. 4th 1496 - Simi Corporation v. Garamendi (June 2003)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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