Flores v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

TOBRINER, J.

In 1971 the California Legislature established the Uninsured Employers Fund (Fund) to serve as an immediate source of funds for injured workmen whose employers have failed or refused either to obtain workmen’s compensation insurance or to qualify as self-insurers. Under the newly adopted statutory scheme, if an uninsured employer 1 fails, within 10 days of an award, either to begin payments under the award or to post a sufficient bond, a worker may obtain payment from the state-financed Uninsured Employers Fund, which then is subrogated to the worker’s claim, and proceeds…