Labor Code section 5403

The failure to give notice under section 5400, or any defect or inaccuracy in a notice is not a bar to recovery under this division if it is found as a fact in the proceedings for the collection of the claim that the employer was not in fact misled or prejudiced by such failure.

Source: Section 5403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5403. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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5404
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5410.1
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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_5403

Original Source: Section 5403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5403. (last accessed May 12, 2025).