Where any surviving family member definitely confirmed to receive compensation for survivors is dead, the compensation shall be paid to the members of the same priority with him or her, if any, or to the members of the next priority, if there is no member of the same priority.
Enforcement Decree of the Labor Standards Act — Article 50 (Death of Definite Recipient of Compensation for Survivors)
근로기준법 시행령 제50조
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