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lien\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">in favor of the Employment Development Department<\/span>, the claim is a lien against any amount thereafter payable as\u00a0<span class=\"added-material\">temporary or permanent disability<\/span>\u00a0compensation, subject to the determination of the amount and approval of the lien by the appeals board. \u2002When the Employment Development Department has served an insurer or employer with a lien claim, the insurer or employer shall notify the Employment Development Department, in writing, as soon as possible, but in no event later than 15 working days after commencing disability indemnity payments. \u2002When a lien has been served on an insurer or an employer by the Employment Development Department, the insurer or employer shall notify the Employment Development Department, in writing, within 10 working days of filing an application for adjudication, a stipulated award, or a compromise and release with the appeals board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div 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4903\u00a0<\/span>, the appeals board shall allow the lien in the amount of benefits which it finds were paid for the same day or days for which an award of compensation for temporary total disability is made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(3)\u2002In determining the amount of lien to be allowed for family temporary disability insurance benefits under\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (h) of Section 4903\u00a0<\/span>, the appeals board shall allow the lien in the amount of benefits that it finds were paid for the same day or days for which an award of compensation for temporary total disability is made and for which the employer has not reimbursed the Employment Development Department pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 2629.1 of the Unemployment Insurance Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002In the case of agreements for the compromise and release of a disputed claim for compensation, the applicant and defendant may propose to the appeals board, as part of the compromise and release agreement, an amount out of the settlement to be paid to any lien claimant claiming under\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (f)\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(g)\u00a0<\/span>, or\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(h) of Section 4903\u00a0<\/span>. \u2002If the lien claimant objects to the amount proposed for payment of its lien under a compromise and release settlement or stipulation, the appeals board shall determine the extent of the lien claimant&#8217;s entitlement to reimbursement on its lien and make and file findings on all facts involved in the controversy over this issue in accordance with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 5313\u00a0<\/span>. \u2002The appeals board may approve a compromise and release agreement or stipulation which proposes the disallowance of a lien, in whole or in part, only where there is proof of service upon the lien claimant by the defendant, not less than 15 days prior to the appeals board action, of all medical and rehabilitation documents and a copy of the proposed compromise and release agreement or stipulation. \u2002The determination of the appeals board, subject to petition for reconsideration and to the right of judicial review, as to the amount of lien allowed under\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (f)\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(g)\u00a0<\/span>, or\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(h) of Section 4903\u00a0<\/span>, whether in connection with an award of compensation or the approval of a compromise and release agreement, shall be binding on the lien claimant, the applicant, and the defendant, insofar as the right to benefits paid under the Unemployment Insurance Code for which the lien was claimed. \u2002The appeals board may order the amount of any lien claim, as determined and allowed by it, to be paid directly to the person entitled, either in a lump sum or in 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