NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Tuesday, December 7, 2004

NEW STUDY:
GOVERNOR DRASTICALLY CUTS
INJURED WORKERS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION

SACRAMENTO – A new study to be released on Tuesday shows that the Governor’s proposal to cut permanent disability benefits will cut the heart out of the meager compensation injured workers receive. The study will be released at a news conference on Tuesday.

Injured workers’ advocates charge that the Schwarzenegger Administration’s proposed new permanent partial disability compensation schedule “severely reduces permanent disability benefits to injured workers.” California Applicants’ Attorneys Association President David Schwartz said that the Administration has “refused to follow the statute and the Legislature’s intent,” and have vowed to challenge the proposed cuts in permanent partial disability ratings proposed by the Division of Workers Compensation. Schwartz said that the new cuts set permanent disability levels “lower than they were in 1983.”

WHO:
Workers’ Compensation insurance experts

WHAT:
News conference to release study on how the governor’s proposed permanent disability ratings would harm injured workers

WHEN:
Tuesday, December 7th, 2004 @ 1 PM

WHERE:
1127-11th Street, 8th Floor conference room

* NEWS MEDIA TELECONFERENCE: 1 PM
800-946-0705 (Passcode: 830667)
Ask for Permanent Disability Cuts Teleconference (Media only)