California Labor Codes 4658 924

injury causes permanent disability, the percentage of disability to total disability shall be determined, and the disability payment computed and allowed, according to paragraph (1). However, in no event shall the disability payment allowed be less than the disability payment computed according to paragraph (2).

 Column 1--Range of percentage  of disability incurred:   Column 2--Number of weeks  for which two-thirds of average weekly earnings allowed for each 1 percent of permanent disability within percentage range:   Under 10 .......................  3  10-19.75 .......................   4  20-29.75 .......................   5  30-49.75 .......................   6  50-69.75 .......................   7  70-99.75 .......................   8 The number of weeks for which payments shall be allowed set forth

in column 2 above based upon the percentage of permanent disability set forth in column 1 above shall be cumulative, and the number of benefit weeks shall increase with the severity of the disability. The following schedule is illustrative of the computation of the number of benefit weeks:

Column 1-- Percentage of permanent disability incurred: Column 2-- Cumulative number of benefit weeks: 5 ....................... 15.00 10 ....................... 30.25 15 ....................... 50.25 20 ....................... 70.50 25 ....................... 95.50 30 ....................... 120.75 35 ....................... 150.75 40 ....................... 180.75 45 ....................... 210.75 50 ....................... 241.00 55 ....................... 276.00 60 ....................... 311.00 65 ....................... 346.00 70 ....................... 381.25 75 ....................... 421.25 80 ....................... 461.25 85 ....................... 501.25 90 ....................... 541.25

  95  .......................  581.25   100  ....................... for life

(2) Two-thirds of the average weekly earnings for four weeks for each 1 percent of disability, where, for the purposes of this subdivision, the average weekly earnings shall be taken at not more than seventy-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($78.75). (b) This subdivision shall apply to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 1992. If the injury causes permanent disability, the percentage of disability to total disability shall be determined, and the disability payment computed and allowed, according to paragraph (1). However, in no event shall the disability payment allowed be less than the disability payment computed according to paragraph (2).

(1)

Column 1--Range of percentage of permanent disability incurred: Column 2--Number of weeks for which two-thirds of average weekly earnings allowed for each 1 percent of permanent disability within percentage range: Under 10 ....................... 3 10-19.75 ....................... 4 20-24.75 ....................... 5 25-29.75 ....................... 6 30-49.75 ....................... 7 50-69.75 ....................... 8 70-99.75 ....................... 9 The numbers set forth in column 2 above are based upon the percentage of permanent disability set forth in column 1 above and shall be cumulative, and shall increase with the severity of the disability in the manner illustrated in subdivision (a). (2) Two-thirds of the average weekly earnings for four weeks for each 1 percent of disability, where, for the purposes of this subdivision, the average weekly earnings shall be taken at not more than seventy-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($78.75). (c) This subdivision shall apply to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2004. If the injury causes permanent disability, the percentage of disability to total disability shall be determined, and the disability payment computed and allowed as follows:

Column 1--Range average weekly earnings allowed for each 1 percent of permanent disability within percentage range:    Column 2--Number of weeks

for which two-thirds of of percentage of permanent disability incurred: Under 10 ....................... 4

 10-19.75  .......................  5  20-24.75  .......................  5  25-29.75  .......................  6  30-49.75  .......................  7  50-69.75  .......................  8  70-99.75  .......................  9	 

The numbers set forth in column 2 above are based upon the percentage of permanent disability set forth in column 1 above and shall be cumulative, and shall increase with the severity of the disability in the manner illustrated in subdivision (a).