3038 REVIEW DENIED In a tort action by a California resident against an employer located in the Dominican Republic for job-related injuries sustained in the Dominican Republic and for which the employee received benefits under the workers' compensation law of the Dominican Republic, the law of the Dominican Republic, which does not permit a tort action against an employer who fails to carry workers' compensation insurance issued by a carrier licensed in California, should apply, and a California action based on a Labor Code section that permits such an action, is subject to dismissal.CitationTUCCI v CLUB MED (Dominican WC) 89 CA4 180 [See: LabC 3200 etseq; Garcia v American Airlines 12 F3 308; Thomas v WA Gas 448 US 261; Huffman v City of Poway 84 CA4 975, T/AT 12/00]
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