California Labor Code
§ 4402
LAB § 4402 Effective Sep 15, 1982Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 11 · Art. 1
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)“Asbestosis” means any pathology, whether or not combined with preexisting pathology, which results in disability or need for medical treatment from inhalation of asbestos fibers.
(b)“Asbestos worker” means any person whose occupation subjected him or her to an exposure to asbestos fibers.
(c)“Asbestos workers’ benefits” means temporary total disability benefits, permanent total disability benefits, death benefits, and medical benefits.
…
Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1077, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 15, 1982. Provisions inoperative January 1, 1989, as prescribed in Section 4418.