ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [4201. - 4209.]

Cal. Labor Code - LAB 1.
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Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4201. Section 4201.

It is the intent of this chapter to apply to all enrollees in economic opportunity programs, including, but not limited to, work training or work study authorized by or financed in whole or in part through provisions of Public Law 88-452 (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964).

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4202. Section 4202.

“Economic Opportunity Program” means any program adopted pursuant to Public Law 88-452, including, but not limited to, work training and work study.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4204. Section 4204.

“Sponsoring agency” means any agency, entity, or institution, public or private, receiving grants or financial assistance, either directly or as a subcontractor, pursuant to Public Law 88-452.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4205. Section 4205.

“Participating agency” means any agency, entity or institution, public or private, taking part in an economic opportunity program, other than a sponsoring agency.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4206. Section 4206.

Except as provided in this chapter, an enrollee within a given economic opportunity program shall have no right to receive compensation from sponsoring or participating agencies, entities, and institutions, public or private.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4207. Section 4207.

Compensation shall 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 following conditions occur: (a) Where, at the time of injury, the enrollee is performing services and is acting within the scope of his duties as a recipient of aid within an economic opportunity program. (b) Where injury is proximately caused by his service as an enrollee within an economic opportunity program either with or without negligence. (c) Where injury is not caused by the intoxication of the injured enrollee. (d) Where the injury is not intentionally self-inflicted.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4208. Section 4208.

Where the conditions of compensation exist, the right to recover such 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.

Cal. Labor Code - LAB § 4209. Section 4209.

Insofar as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, all of the provisions of this division shall pertain to enrollees and their dependents and the furnishing of compensation benefits thereto.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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