California Statutes
§ 3709. — 3709. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1091.)
California·Code LAB Labor Code - LAB·Div. 4. DIVISION 4. WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE·Part 1. PART 1. SCOPE AND OPERATION·Ch. 4. CHAPTER 4. Compensation Insurance and Security·Art. 1. ARTICLE 1. Insurance and Security
If, as a result of such action for damages, a judgment is obtained against the employer, any compensation awarded, paid, or secured by the employer shall be credited against the judgment. The court shall allow as a first lien against such judgment the amount of compensation paid by the director from the Uninsured Employers Fund pursuant to Section 3716.
Such judgment shall include a reasonable attorney’s fee fixed by the court. The director, as administrator of the Uninsured Employers Fund, shall have a first lien against any proceeds of settlement in such action, before or after judgment, in the amount of compensation paid by the director from the Uninsured Employers Fund pursuant to Section 3716.
No satisfaction of a judgment in such action, in whole or in part, shall be valid as agains
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1091.