The failure to give notice under section 5400, or any defect or inaccuracy in a notice is not a bar to recovery under this division if it is found as a fact in the proceedings for the collection of the claim that the employer was not in fact misled or prejudiced by such failure.
Cal. Lab. Code § 5403
Limitations of Proceedings
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 92 Cal. App. 2d 124 - Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission (1949)
Most recently applied in 92 Cal. App. 2d 124 - Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Commission (May 1949)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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