QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE TIME LIMITS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION

This guide outlines essential time limits for workers' compensation practitioners, ensuring preservation of rights, defenses, and protection from penalties. Stay informed with this easy-to-follow reference.

PERMANENT DISABILITY CHART - 2025

This chart simplifies the calculation of permanent disability benefits for employees with workplace injuries who are entitled to payments at the maximum rate. Refer to it for easy-to-understand payment durations and compensation rates as per Labor Code § 4658.

SUMMARY OF CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS

California workers’ compensation law outlines precisely what benefits injured workers and their dependents receive. The complexity of this body of law can be daunting, especially when first encountered. The Summary of California Workers’ Compensation Benefits is an overview for people new to the system.

INDEMNITY RATES, BENEFIT SCHEDULES, MILEAGE RATES & MORE - 2025

This resource has the 11 reference tables most frequently used by workers' compensation practitioners.

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE
CALCULATION GUIDE

The guide explains how average weekly earnings are utilized to determine benefits including temporary disability indemnity, permanent disability indemnity, life pensions, and death benefits for employees.

2005 PERMANENT DISABILITY RATING SCHEDULE (PDRS)

Published by the State of California, the Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) provides a standardized method for assessing the degree of permanent disability resulting from an industrial injury in California's workers' compensation cases.

The 2005 PDRS applies to injuries occurring between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2012. It is also used in conjunction with additional modifications specified in Labor Code Section 4660.1, to rate injuries that occurred on or after January 1, 2013.

Sullivan on Comp sections 10.10 through 10.21 provide a thorough discussion on the appropriate use of this schedule.

The Sullivan on Comp Rating String/Permanent Disability Calculator is based on this PDRS and applies the relevant requirements based on the date of injury when preparing permanent disability (PD) rating calculations.

1997 PERMANENT DISABILITY RATING SCHEDULE (PDRS)

Published by the State of California, the Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) provides a standardized method for assessing the degree of permanent disability resulting from an industrial injury in California's workers' compensation cases.

Generally, the 1997 PDRS applies to dates of injury on or after April 1, 1997 and before January 1, 2005, although Sullivan on Comp sections 10.12 and 10.13 identify some exceptions, which would allow the 2005 PDRS to apply to injuries occurring before Jan. 1, 2005.

This schedule is rarely used in the present day but is posted here for those situations where it might be useful as a reference.

1988 PERMANENT DISABILITY RATING SCHEDULE (PDRS)

Published by the State of California, the Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (PDRS) provides a standardized method for assessing the degree of permanent disability resulting from an industrial injury in California's workers' compensation cases.

The 1988 PDRS applies to dates of injury occurring on or after July 1, 1988, and before April 1, 1997.

This schedule is rarely used in the present day but is posted here for those situations where it might be useful as a reference.