Section 4706 Of Article 4. Death Benefits From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
4706
. (a) If a dependent beneficiary of any deceased employee dies
and there is no surviving dependent, the payments of the death
benefit accrued and payable at the time of the death of the sole
remaining dependent shall be paid upon the order of the appeals board
to the heirs of the dependent or, if none, to the heirs of the
deceased employee, without administration.
(b) In the event there is no surviving dependent and no surviving
heir, the appeals board may order the burial expense of the deceased
employee, not to exceed the amount specified in Section 4701, paid to
the proper person, without administration.