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Cal. Labor Code § 3200 (2026)

General Provisions — Scope And Operation

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The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term “workmen’s compensation” shall hereafter also be known as “workers’ compensation, ” and that the “Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board” shall hereafter be known as the “Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.” In furtherance of this policy it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms “workmen’s compensation” and “Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board” in this code or elsewhere be changed to “workers’ compensation” and “Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board” when such laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 121 cases (28 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: Hooker v. Dep't of Transp., 38 P.3d 1081 (Cal. 2002).
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Hooker v. Dep't of Transp., 38 P.3d 1081 (Cal. 2002). · cites it 2× “Because the Workers' Compensation Act (Lab.Code, § 3200 et seq.) shields an independent contractor from tort liability to its employees, applying the peculiar risk doctrine to the independent contractor's employees would illogically and unfairly subject the hiring person, who…”
Linton v. Desoto Cab Co., 223 Cal. Rptr. 3d 761 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). · cites it 2× “I write separately to make the following three observations: First , given the parties' arguments about, and the trial court's reading of Borello , I believe it is important to differentiate between that part of the Supreme Court's opinion which pertains to the common law test…”
Fisher v. San Pedro Peninsula Hosp., 53 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39,888 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Amicus curiae briefs were filed by the Fair Employment and Housing Commission (addressing the issues of whether or not a woman had to be the direct target of work environment harassment to bring a claim and whether the FEHA causes of action are preempted by the Workers'…”
Horwich v. Superior Court, 980 P.2d 927 (Cal. 1999). · cites it 2× “Thus, the exclusivity of workers' compensation prevails as to heirs in light of Labor Code section 3600, which provides that liability under the Workers' Compensation Act (Lab.”
King v. CompPartners, Inc., 423 P.3d 975 (Cal. 2018). “2d 1165 ; Lab. Code, §§ 3200 et seq. ) At the core of the WCA is what we have called the " ' "compensation bargain.”
Toland v. Sunland Hous. Grp., Inc., 955 P.2d 504 (Cal. 1998). · cites it 2× “Because the Workers' Compensation Act (Lab.Code, § 3200 et seq.) shields an independent contractor from tort liability to its employees, applying the peculiar risk doctrine to the independent contractor's employees would illogically and unfairly subject the Wring person, who did…”
Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., 254 P.3d 237 (Cal. 2011). “The Legislature has, for example, exempted certain out-of-state employers who temporarily send employees into California from the obligation to comply with the workers’ compensation law (Lab. Code, § 3200 et seq.), on the conditions of compliance with the home state’s…”
Piscitelli v. Friedenberg, 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 88 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). “Friedenberg first contends the Workers’ Compensation Act (Lab. Code, § 3200 et seq.) provides the exclusive remedy for Piscitelli’s claims that he lost commissions on his largest money management account, the David Jones account.”
Vine v. Bear Valley Ski Co., 69 Cal. Comp. Cases 725 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “I agree with the analysis of the majority as to all issues except the conclusion that the judgment should be reversed because of the trial court's failure to give an unrequested instruction as to secondary assumption of the risk. Before turning to that issue, however, I wish to…”
Collins v. Union Pac. R.R., 77 Cal. Comp. Cases 622 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “) In determining whether exclusivity bars a cause of action against an employer, courts determine whether the alleged injury falls within the scope of the exclusive remedy provisions, or whether the injury is collateral to or derivative of an injury compensable by the exclusive…”
People ex rel. Alzayat v. Hebb, 226 Cal. Rptr. 3d 867 (Cal. Ct. App. 5th 2017). “The Workers' Compensation Act (WCA; Lab. Code, § 3200 et seq. ) provides exclusive remedies for injuries to a worker arising out of his or her employment.”
Bautista v. State, 76 Cal. Comp. Cases 1282 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” The second paragraph in article XIV, section 4 gives the Legislature discretionary authority to “combine in one statute all the provisions for a complete system of workers’ compensation, as herein defined.”
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