SCHEDULE FOR RATING PERMANENT DISABILITIES

PETE WILSON GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA SCHEDULE FOR RATING PERMANENT DISABILITIES UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Compiled and Published by STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASEY L. YOUNG Administrative Director April 1997 AUTHORITY Labor code Section 4660, as amended effective July 16, 1993, provides: 4660. (a) In determining the percentage of PERMANENT disability, account shall be taken of the nature of the physical injury or disfigurement, the occupation of the injured employee, and his age at the time of such injury, consideration being given to the diminished ability of such injured employee to compete in an open labor market. (b) The administrative director may prepare, adopt, and from time to time amend, a SCHEDULE for the determination of the percentage of PERMANENT DISABILITIES in accordance with this section. Such SCHEDULE shall be available for public inspection, and without formal introduction in evidence shall be prima facie evidence of the PERMANENT disability to be attributed to each injury covered by the SCHEDULE .

rating is adjusted to account for the occupation and age of the injured employee at the time of injury. 1-2 . The theory is that for any particular disabling condition, the effect on the individual's ability to compete for employment can be markedly influenced by both occupation and age. For

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