Amended Bill Clarifies Prohibition on Apportionment to Genetic Characteristics

California state Sen. Richard Pan amended a bill that would prohibit doctors from using race, gender or national origin in determining the percentage of permanent disability caused by factors outside of work, to remove references to a 2017 appellate court decision allowing apportionment to genetic predisposition. Pan, D-Sacramento, on Tuesday amended SB 899 to remove a section declaring the intent of the Legislature to abrogate the 3rd District Court of Appeal decision in City of Jackson v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Rice). The court in its April 2017 decision said there ...