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Chapter 4.5. Division of Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 2. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board--Rules and Practice Procedure
Article 7. Petitions, Pleadings and Forms

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§ 10528. Petition for Increased Compensation - Discrimination Under Labor Code Section 132a.

Any person seeking to initiate proceedings under Labor Code section 132a other than prosecution for misdemeanor must file a petition setting forth specifically and in detail the nature of each violation alleged, facts relied upon and the relief sought. Each alleged violation must be separately pleaded.
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board may refer, or any worker may complain of, suspected violations of the criminal misdemeanor provisions of Labor Code section 132a to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or directly to the Office of the Public Prosecutor.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133 and 5307, Labor Code. Reference: Section 132a, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. Renumbering of former section 10447 to section 10528, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 12-17-2019; operative 1-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11351 (Register 2019, No. 51).


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