Death Benefits

Where the death of an employee results from an industrial injury, death benefits are payable to the qualifying dependents.¹

The claim must be filed within 240 weeks of the date of injury, regardless of the date of death.² The amount of death benefits payable is based on the number of dependents, their level of dependency and the date of the injury causing the death.³ The amount of the total death benefit is changed sporadically by the Legislature. A burial benefit is also payable.⁴

Labor Code section 4702 details the payout for death benefits. The statute indicates the