California lawmakers are seeking to resolve a conflict over how much injured workers should receive for various injuries.
Alicia Dlugosh, a spokesperson for California State Senate President pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland, said the senator is "committed to fixing" the current workers' compensation disability schedule "by the end of the year."
The schedule is used to determine how much a worker should receive for their injuries, based on their level of impairment. The schedule was a major focus of reform efforts in recent years, as critics said the system had previously been too subjective and resulted in workers with similar injuries being rated at widely varying levels of impairment.
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