BILL NUMBER:  AB 305
  VETOED	DATE: 10/06/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 305 without my signature.

This bill prohibits the use of certain gender-related characteristics
in the calculation of permanent disability benefits for injuries
occurring on or after January 1, 2016.

The workers compensation system must be free of gender-bias. No group
should receive less in benefits because of an immutable
characteristic. However, this bill is based on a misunderstanding of
the American Medical Association's evidence-based standard, which is
the foundation of the permanent disability ratings, and replaces it
with an ill-defined and unscientific standard.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.