SCHEDULE FOR RATING PERMANENT DISABILITIES

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA SCHEDULE FOR RATING PERMANENT DISABILITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Compiled and Published by STATE OF CALIFORNIA LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION ANDREA LYNN HOCH Administrative Director January 2005 AUTHORITY Labor Code section 4660, amended effective April 19, 2004, provides: 4660(a) In determining the percentages of PERMANENT disability , account shall be taken of the nature of the physical injury or disfigurement, the occupation of the injured employee, and his or her age at the time of the injury, consideration being given to an employee's diminished future earning capacity.

Disability Rating Schedule (December 2003), prepared by the RAND Institute for Justice. The result is that the injury categories are placed into different ranges (based on the ratio of standard ratings to proportional wage losses). Each of these ranges will generate a FEC adjustment between 10% and 40% for each injury category.

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