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.

disability rating based on procedures and benchmarks set forth in the Schedule. A permanent disability rating is a numeric representation, expressed as a whole number percent, of the degree to which the permanent effects of the injury have diminished the capacity of the employee to compete for and maintain employment in an open labor market.

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