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Cal. Labor Code § 5814.6 (2026)
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(a)Any employer or insurer that knowingly violates Section 5814 with a frequency that indicates a general business practice is liable for administrative penalties of not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000). Penalty payments shall be imposed by the administrative director and deposited into the Return-to-Work Fund established pursuant to Section 139.48.
(b)The administrative director may impose a penalty under either this section or subdivision (e) of Section 129.5.
(c)This section shall become operative on June 1, 2004.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Pacificare Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Jones, 27 Cal. App. 5th 391 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018).
Pacificare Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Jones, 27 Cal. App. 5th 391 (Cal. Ct. App. 2018). “" ( Lab. Code, § 5814.6, subd. (a).) Although PacifiCare cites that statute in support of its assertion "there is nothing unusual about requiring that conduct be performed both 'knowingly' and 'with a frequency that indicates a general business practice,' " the real significance…”
PacifiCare Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Jones, No. G053914 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2018). “” (Lab. Code, § 5814.6, subd. (a).) Although PacifiCare cites that statue in support of its assertion “there is nothing unusual about requiring that conduct be performed both ‘knowingly’ and ‘with a frequency that indicates a general business 11 (Comparing § 790.”
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