California Codes

Cal. Labor Code § 27 (2026)

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Whenever the term “workers’ compensation judge” or “workers’ compensation referee” is used in this code in connection with the workers’ compensation law, the term shall mean “workers’ compensation administrative law judge.”

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: Betsworth v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 59 Cal. Comp. Cases 450 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994).
Betsworth v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., 59 Cal. Comp. Cases 450 (Cal. Ct. App. 1994). “As part of a series of workers’ compensation reforms, Labor Code section 27 was amended, effective July 16, 1993, to provide that the term “workers’ compensation judge” means “workers’ compensation referee.”
Beltran v. Olam Spices & Vegetables, Inc. (E.D. Cal. 2021). “Cal. Labor Code § 27 2699(l)(2). The settlement agreement provides that $150,000.”
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