GroundRules
LAB § 4553
Where this section sits in the code
- Labor Code - LAB
- DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE [3200. - 6002.]
- PART 2. COMPUTATION OF COMPENSATION [4451. - 4856.]
- CHAPTER 2. Compensation Schedules [4550. - 4856.]
- ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [4550. - 4558.]
The amount of compensation otherwise recoverable shall be increased one-half, together with costs and expenses not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), where the employee is injured by reason of the serious and willful misconduct of any of the following:
(a) The employer, or his managing representative.
(b) If the employer is a partnership, on the part of one of the partners or a managing representative or general superintendent thereof.
(c) If the employer is a corporation, on the part of an executive, managing officer, or general superintendent thereof.
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