RAND Institute for Civil Justice, the Santa Monica based
think tank hired by the California Commission on Health,
Safety and Workers' Compensation to study the current
workers' compensation permanent disability rating system,
has issued an Interim Report concluding that there are
aspects of the current system that are equitable, that some
aspects need adjustment, and that the AMA Guidelines should
not be adopted verbatim. In particular, it appears that the
California system is particularly adept at compensating
impairments related to back injuries, but is gr...
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