Economic Opportunity Programs

Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 9 of the Labor Code deals with economic opportunity programs in California. Article 1 contains general provisions.

Section 4201 contains a statement of legislative intent.

Section 4202 defines the term “Economic Opportunity Program.”

Section 4203 defines the term “enrollee.”

Section 4204 defines the term “sponsoring agency.”

Section 4205 defines the term “participating agency.”

Section 4206 provides that an enrollee within a given economic opportunity program does not have a right to receive compensation from sponsoring or participating agencies, entities, and institutions, public or private.

Section 4207 requires compensation to be furnished an enrollee for injury or to dependents if injury causes death, suffered within or without the state occurring in the course of his duties for a sponsoring agency within an economic opportunity program if the four specified conditions occur.

Section 4208 states that, where the conditions of compensation exist, the right to recover compensation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is the exclusive remedy for injury or death of an enrollee against the sponsoring agency, or the participating agency.

Section 4209 provides that, as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all of the provisions of this division must pertain to enrollees and their dependents and the furnishing of compensation benefits thereto.

Article 2 deals with benefits.

Section 4211 provides that, where liability for compensation exists, compensation is to be provided as limited by this chapter.

Section 4212 specifies that, if an enrollee suffers injury or death in the performance of his duties under an economic opportunity program, then, irrespective of his remuneration from this or other employment, his average weekly earnings for the purpose of determining temporary and permanent disability indemnity are determined in accordance with Section 4453.

Section 4213 states that, if the injury sustained by an enrollee causes permanent disability, the percentage of disability to total disability must be determined for the occupation of a laborer of like age by applying the schedule for the determination of the percentage of permanent disabilities prepared and adopted by the appeals board.

Section 4214 provides that the reasonable expenses of the enrollee’s burial is to be paid not to exceed $600.