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Timestamp: 2020-04-05 22:33:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§4903', '§4903', '§4903', '§4903', '§4908', '§4903']

Labor Code §4903.8(b) – The Most Overlooked and Non-Litigated Subsection Regarding Assignment in a Lien Litigation | Yrulegui & Roberts
The “key” phrase in section (b) is that “a true and correct copy of the assignment shall be filed and served” within the timeframe set forth in subsection (1) – (3). Failure to comply with this section shall invalidate the lien under Labor Code §4903.8(e), and will not serve to toll the applicable Statute of Limitation under Labor Code §4903.5(a).
Keep in mind, Labor Code §4903.8(e) will not apply to a lien filed before January 1, 2013. A lien claimant’s noncompliance with Labor Code §4908.3(b) will not have a specific penalty, if the lien is filed before January 1, 2013 (See. Martinez v. City of Los Angeles, 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. Lexis 38).
Now, Labor Code §4903.8(b), on its face, appears to be quite straightforward. If a lien assignment agreement was not filed within the time frames set forth is subsection (1) – (3), the lien is invalid. However, the gray area appears when the assignment agreement filed is incomplete or ambiguous. The question then becomes whether such incomplete or ambiguous assignment agreement is considered “a true and correct copy of the assignment agreement.”