{"data":{"id":"us-ca/lab-4553","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"LAB § 4553","heading":"","body":"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:\n(a) The employer, or his managing representative.\n(b) If the employer is a partnership, on the part of one of the partners or a managing representative or general superintendent thereof.\n(c) If the employer is a corporation, on the part of an executive, managing officer, or general superintendent thereof.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9db15f45b11ce61ec3709bce45e956170ec80bd6c19ff8b1367547f72807eff2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/lab-4552","next":"us-ca/lab-4553.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}