Section 4554 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. In case of the willful failure by an employer to secure the
payment of compensation, the amount of compensation otherwise
recoverable for injury or death as provided in this division shall be
increased 10 percent. Failure of the employer to secure the payment
of compensation as provided in Article 1 (commencing at Section 3700)
of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of this division is prima facie evidence of
willfulness on his part.