Calif. Workers’ Comp Permanent Disability Cuts Ruled Not Legal

A Workers Compensation Appeals Board judge has invalidated California’s rating schedule that cut injured workers’ permanent disability compensation. According to the California Applicant Attorneys Association, Judge Jacqueline Duncan ruled in Scott Boughner vs. Comp USA Inc. and Zurich North America that the Schwarzenegger Administration violated legislative code because its rating schedule was not based on empirical data.