California · Labor Code

LAB §3604: It is not a defense to the State, any county, city, district or institution thereof, or any public or quasi-public corporation, that a person injured while rendering service for it was not lawfully em

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A government entity or public corporation cannot claim someone was unlawfully employed as a defense when that person is injured while providing services to it.

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It is not a defense to the State, any county, city, district or institution thereof, or any public or quasi-public corporation, that a person injured while rendering service for it was not lawfully employed by reason of the violation of any civil service or other law or regulation respecting the hiring of employees.

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