The LA Times' Mark Lifsher reports on the Brigham study which shows that permanent disability awards will be cut more than 50% under the new permanent disability rating schedule. "[Brigham's findings] give new ammunition to Senate Democrats who want to reopen the debate over the best way to fix the $22-billion-a-year system. Last year's overhaul was largely orchestrated by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who vowed that workers would not be harmed by efforts to rein in premiums."

Please. Deliver us from Democrats who want to fix the system. Their most recent  fixes include: Utilization Review, Elimination of Vocational Rehabilitation, Employer control of medical treatment, Apportionment to Causation, and a new Permanent Disability Rating Schedule that cuts benefits by over 50%. If the Democrats help the injured worker anymore, there won't be a system left.