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CA Labor Code § 3701.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3701.3.

3701.3.  The director shall return to a private self-insured employer all individual security determined, with the consent of the Self-Insurers’ Security Fund, to be in excess of that needed to ensure the administration of the employer’s self insuring, including legal fees, and the payment of any future claims. This section shall not apply to any security posted as part of the composite deposit, or to any security turned over to the Self-Insurers’ Security Fund following an order of default under Section 3701.5.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 12. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 3701.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3701.9.

3701.9.  (a) A certificate of consent to self-insure shall not be issued after January 1, 2013, to any of the following:(1) A professional employer organization.(2) A leasing employer, as defined in Section 606.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(3) A temporary services employer, as defined in Section 606.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.(4) Any employer, regardless of name or form of organization, which the director determines to be in the business of providing employees to other employers.(b) A certificate of consent to self-insure that has been issued to any employer described in subdivision (a) shall be revoked by the director not later than January 1, 2015.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 16. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 3702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.

3702.  (a) A certificate of consent to self-insure may be revoked by the director at any time for good cause after a hearing. Good cause includes, among other things, a recommendation by the Self-Insurers’ Security Fund to revoke the certificate of consent, the impairment of the solvency of the employer to the extent that there is a marked reduction of the employer’s financial strength, failure to maintain a security deposit as required by Section 3701, failure to pay assessments of the Self-Insurers’ Security Fund, frequent or flagrant violations of state safety and health orders, the failure or inability of the employer to fulfill his or her obligations, or any of the following practices by the employer or his or her agent in charge of the administration of obligations under this division:(1) Habitually and as a matter of practice and custom inducing claimants for compensation to accept less than the compensation due or making it necessary for them to resort to proceedings against the employer to secure compensation due.(2) Where liability for temporary disability indemnity is not in dispute, intentionally failing to pay temporary disability indemnity without good cause in order to influence the amount of permanent disability benefits due.(3) Intentionally refusing to comply with known and legally indisputable compensation obligations.(4) Discharging or administering his or her compensation obligations in a dishonest manner.(5) Discharging or administering his or her compensation obligations in such a manner as to cause injury to the public or those dealing with the employer.(b) Where revocation is in part based upon the director’s finding of a marked reduction of the employer’s financial strength or the failure or inability of the employer to fulfill his or her obligations, or a practice of discharging obligations in a dishonest manner, it is a condition precedent to the employer’s challenge or appeal of the revocation that the employer have in effect insurance against liability to pay compensation.(c) The director may hold a hearing to determine whether good cause exists to revoke an employer’s certificate of consent to self-insure if the employer is cited for a willful, or repeat serious violation of the standard adopted pursuant to Section 6401.7 and the citation has become final.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 17. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.1.

3702.1.  (a) No person, firm, or corporation, other than an insurer admitted to transact workers’ compensation insurance in this state, shall contract to administer claims of self-insured employers as a third-party administrator unless in possession of a certificate of consent to administer self-insured employers’ workers’ compensation claims.(b) As a condition of receiving a certificate of consent, all persons given discretion by a third-party administrator to deny, accept, or negotiate a workers’ compensation claim shall demonstrate their competency to the director by written examination, or other methods approved by the director.(c) A separate certificate shall be required for each adjusting location operated by a third-party administrator. A third-party administrator holding a certificate of consent shall be subject to regulation only under this division with respect to the adjustment, administration, and management of workers’ compensation claims for any self-insured employer.(d) A third-party administrator retained by a self-insured employer to administer the employer’s workers’ compensation claims shall estimate the total accrued liability of the employer for the payment of compensation for the employer’s annual report to the director and shall make the estimate both in good faith and with the exercise of a reasonable degree of care. The use of a third-party administrator shall not, however, discharge or alter the employer’s responsibilities with respect to the report.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 137. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.3.

3702.3.  Failure to submit reports or information as deemed necessary by the director to implement the purposes of Section 3701, 3702, or 3702.2 may result in the assessment of a civil penalty as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 3702.9. Moneys collected shall be used for the administration of self-insurance plans.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 532, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.5.

3702.5.  (a) (1) The cost of administration of the public self-insured program by the Director of Industrial Relations shall be borne by the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund.(2) The cost of administration of the private self-insured program by the Director of Industrial Relations shall be borne by the private self-insurers through payment of certificate fees which shall be established by the director in broad ranges based on the comparative numbers of employees insured by the private self-insurers and the number of adjusting locations. The director may assess other fees as necessary to cover the costs of special audits or services rendered to private self-insured employers. The director may assess a civil penalty for late filing as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 3702.9.(b) All revenues from fees and penalties paid by private self-insured employers shall be deposited into the Self-Insurance Plans Fund, which is hereby created for the administration of the private self-insurance program. Any unencumbered balance in subdivision (a) of Item 8350-001-001 of the Budget Act of 1983 shall be transferred to the Self-Insurance Plans Fund. The director shall annually eliminate any unused surplus in the Self-Insurance Plans Fund by reducing certificate fee assessments by an appropriate amount in the subsequent year. Moneys paid into the Self-Insurance Plans Fund for administration of the private self-insured program shall not be used by any other department or agency or for any purpose other than administration of the private self-insurance program. Detailed accountability shall be maintained by the director for any security deposit or other funds held in trust for the Self-Insurer’s Security Fund in the Self-Insurance Plans Fund.Moneys held by the director shall be invested in the Surplus Money Investment Fund. Interest shall be paid on all moneys transferred to the General Fund in accordance with Section 16310 of the Government Code. The Treasurer’s and Controller’s administrative costs may be charged to the interest earnings upon approval of the director.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 20. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.6.

3702.6.  (a) The director shall establish an audit program addressing the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims for all private self-insured employers, and shall ensure that all private self-insured employers are audited within a three-year cycle by the Office of Self Insurance Plans.(b) Each public self-insurer shall advise its governing board within 90 days after submission of the self-insurer’s annual report of the total liabilities reported and whether current funding of those workers’ compensation liabilities is in compliance with the requirements of Government Accounting Standards Board Publication No. 10.(c) The director shall, upon a showing of good cause, order a special audit of any public self-insured employer to determine the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims.(d) For purposes of this section, “good cause” means that there exists circumstances sufficient to raise concerns regarding the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims to justify a special audit.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 532, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.7.

3702.7.  A certificate of consent to administer claims of self-insured employers may be revoked by the director at any time for good cause after a hearing. Good cause includes, but is not limited to, the violation of subsection (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 3702. In lieu of revocation of a certificate of consent, the director may impose a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1521, Sec. 4. Operative July 1, 1985, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 1521.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.9.

3702.9.  (a) In addition to remedies and penalties otherwise provided for a failure to secure the payment of compensation, the director may, after a determination that an obligation created in this article has been violated, also enter an order against any self-insured employer, including employers who are no longer self-insured, but who are required to comply with Section 3702.8, directing compliance, restitution for any losses, and a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the following:(1) For a failure to file a complete or timely annual report, an amount up to 5 percent of the incurred liabilities in the last report or one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), whichever is less, for each 30 days or portion thereof during which there is a failure.(2) For failure to deposit and maintain a security deposit, an amount up to 10 percent of the increase not timely filed or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is less, for each 30 days or portion thereof during which there is a failure.(3) For a failure to timely or completely pay an assessment, an amount up to the assessment or two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), whichever is less, for each 30 days or portion thereof during which there is a failure.(4) Where the failure was by an employer which knew or reasonably should have known of the obligation, the director shall, in addition, award reimbursement for all expenditures and costs by the fund or any intervening party, including a reasonable attorney fee.(5) Where the failure was malicious, fraudulent, in bad faith, or a repeated violation, the director may award, as an additional civil penalty, liquidated damages of up to double the amounts assessed under paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, for deposit in the General Fund.(b) An employer may deposit and maintain a security deposit or pay an assessment, reserving its right to challenge the amount or liability therefor at a hearing. If the director or the appeals board or a court, upon appeal, concludes that the employer is not liable or the amounts are excessive, then the director may waive, release, compromise, refund, or otherwise remit amounts which had been paid or deposited by an employer. The director may condition the waiver, release, compromise, refund, or remittance upon the present and continued future compliance with the obligations of subdivision (a) of Section 3702.8 for a period up to two years.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), where a violation has occurred, the director may waive, release, compromise, or otherwise reduce any civil penalty otherwise due upon a showing that a violation occurred through the employer’s mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. Neglect is not excusable within the meaning of this subdivision where the employer knew, or reasonably should have known, of the obligations.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1128, Sec. 12. Effective September 25, 1986.)
CA Labor Code § 3702.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3702.10.

3702.10.  The director, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of Section 129 and Article 1 (commencing with Section 3700), Article 2 (commencing with Section 3710), and Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 3740). This authorization includes, but is not limited to, the adoption of regulations to do all of the following:(a) Specifying what constitutes ability to self-insure and to pay any compensation which may become due under Section 3700.(b) Specifying what constitutes a marked reduction of an employer’s financial strength.(c) Specifying what constitutes a failure or inability to fulfill the employer’s obligations under Section 3702.(d) Interpreting and defining the terms used.(e) Establishing procedures and standards for hearing and determinations, and providing for those determinations to be appealed to the appeals board.(f) Specifying the standards, form, and content of agreements, forms, and reports between parties who have obligations pursuant to this chapter.(g) Providing for the combinations and relative liabilities of security deposits, assumptions, and guarantees used pursuant to this chapter.(h) Disclosing otherwise confidential financial information concerning self-insureds to courts or the Self-Insurers’ Security Fund and specifying appropriate safeguards for that information.(i) Requiring an amount to be added to each security deposit to secure the cost of administration of claims and to pay all legal costs.(j) Regulating the workers’ compensation self-insurance obligations of self-insurance groups and professional employer organizations, leasing employers as defined in Section 606.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or temporary services employers, as defined in Section 606.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, holding certificates of consent to self-insure.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 22. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 3703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3703.

3703.  So long as the certificate has not been revoked, and the self-insurer maintains on deposit the requisite bond or securities, the self-insurer shall not be required or obliged to pay into the State Compensation Insurance Fund any sums covering liability for compensation excepting life pensions; and the self-insurer may fully administer any compensation benefits assessed against the self-insurer.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 951.)
CA Labor Code § 3705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3705.

3705.  The Self-Insurers’ Security Fund or the surety making payment of compensation hereunder shall have the same preference over the other debts of the principal or his or her estate as is given by law to the person directly entitled to the compensation.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1128, Sec. 14. Effective September 25, 1986.)
CA Labor Code § 3706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3706.

3706.  If any employer fails to secure the payment of compensation, any injured employee or his dependents may bring an action at law against such employer for damages, as if this division did not apply.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1598.)
CA Labor Code § 3706.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3706.5.

3706.5.  The provisions of this article and Sections 4553, 4554, and 4555, and any other penalty provided by law for failure to secure the payment of compensation for employees, shall not apply to individual members of a board or governing body of a public agency or to members of a private, nonprofit organization, if the agency or organization performs officiating services relating to amateur sporting events and those members are excluded from the definition of “employee” pursuant to paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 3352.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 770, Sec. 6. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Labor Code § 3707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3707.

3707.  The injured employee or his dependents may in such action attach the property of the employer, at any time upon or after the institution of such action, in an amount fixed by the court, to secure the payment of any judgment which is ultimately obtained. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, not inconsistent with this division, shall govern the issuance of, and proceedings upon such attachment.(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
CA Labor Code § 3708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3708.

3708.  In such action it is presumed that the injury to the employee was a direct result and grew out of the negligence of the employer, and the burden of proof is upon the employer, to rebut the presumption of negligence. It is not a defense to the employer that the employee was guilty of contributory negligence, or assumed the risk of the hazard complained of, or that the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow servant. No contract or regulation shall restore to the employer any of the foregoing defenses.This section shall not apply to any employer of an employee, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3351, with respect to such employee, but shall apply to employers of employees described in subdivision (b) of Section 3715, with respect to such employees.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 17.)
CA Labor Code § 3708.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3708.5.

3708.5.  If an employee brings such an action for damages, the employee shall forthwith give a copy of the complaint to the Uninsured Employers Fund of the action by personal service or certified mail. Proof of such service shall be filed in such action. If a civil action has been initiated against the employer pursuant to Section 3717, the actions shall be consolidated.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1091.)
CA Labor Code § 3709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3709.

3709.  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 against the director without giving the director notice and a reasonable opportunity to perfect and satisfy his lien.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1091.)
CA Labor Code § 3709.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE|PART 1 - SCOPE AND OPERATION|CHAPTER 4 - Compensation Insurance and Security|ARTICLE 1 - Insurance and Security|Section 3709.5.

3709.5.  After the payment of attorney’s fees fixed by the court, the employer shall be relieved from the obligation to pay further compensation to or on behalf of the employee under this division up to the entire amount of the balance of the judgment, if satisfied, or such portion as has been satisfied.After the satisfaction by the employer of the attorney’s fees fixed by the court, the Uninsured Employers Fund shall be relieved from the obligation to pay further compensation to or on behalf of the employee pursuant to Section 3716, up to the entire amount of the balance of the judgment, if satisfied, or such portion as has been satisfied.The appeals board shall allow as a credit to the employer and to the Uninsured Employers Fund, to be applied against the liability for compensation, the amount recovered by the employee in such action, either by settlement or after the judgment, as has not been applied to the expense of attorney’s fees and costs.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1091.)