Labor Code section 5503

The person so applying shall be known as the applicant and the adverse party shall be known as the defendant.

Source: Section 5503, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5503. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jun. 23, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_5503

Original Source: Section 5503, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=5503. (last accessed May 12, 2025).