Lawmakers to Nevans: Fix PDRS Now

Four members of the California Legislature sent a letter last week to Carrie Nevans, administrative director for the Division of Workers' Compensation, demanding an explanation for the division missing a Jan. 1 deadline to update the state's Permanent Disability Rating Schedule.Deciding to ignore a statutory requirement to revise the schedule every five years "is a flagrant violation of the law and legislative intent" said the Feb. 3 letter signed by Senate President Darrell Steinberg; Assembly Speaker Karen Bass; Mark DeSaulnier, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Industria...