California Labor Code

§ 4660.1

LAB § 4660.1 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

This section applies to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2013.

(a)In determining the percentages of permanent partial or permanent total disability, account shall be taken of the nature of the physical injury or disfigurement, the occupation of the injured employee, and the employee’s age at the time of injury.

(b)For purposes of this section, the “nature of the physical injury or disfigurement” shall incorporate the descriptions and measurements of physical impairments and the corresponding percentages of impairments published in the American Medical Association (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Edition) with the employee’s whole person impairment, as provided in the Guides, multiplied by an adjustment factor of 1.4.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 189. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.