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Georgia: School Custodian’s AWW Based On Actual Earning, Not Lesser Amount He Received Because of Wage Pro-Ration Over 12-Month Period
Posted on 4 Jul 2019 by Thomas A. Robinson

Where a school custodian worked a school-year schedule of 220 days, but his pay was pro-rated and spread over a full calendar year, in order that he not have pay gaps over the course of the year, his average weekly wage should be computed based upon the... Read More

California: Earnings Includes Employer Provided Living Quarters and Benefit (Labor Code Sec. 4554)
Posted on 14 Sep 2011 by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer

The Court of Appeals, Third Appellate District, has ordered published a recently issued decision on calculation of Temporary Disability benefits where the employee’s earnings include not only salary but also living quarters including utilities but... Read More

Average Weekly Wage Based on Earnings on Date of Injury, Not Subsequent Decreased Earnings: Cal. Comp. Cases September Advanced Postings (9/21/2012)
Posted on 21 Sep 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for the September 2012 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnote and summary. © Copyright 2012 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. State... Read More

California: Earnings Includes Employer Provided Living Quarters and Benefit (Labor Code Sec. 4554)
Posted on 14 Sep 2011 by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer

The Court of Appeals, Third Appellate District, has ordered published a recently issued decision on calculation of Temporary Disability benefits where the employee’s earnings include not only salary but also living quarters including utilities but... Read More

Injured Workers Beware: Hidden Danger in Concurrent Employment in States That Refuse to Combine Concurrent Wages in Computing Average Weekly Wage
Posted on 19 Aug 2011 by Thomas A. Robinson

A close friend of our youngest child (age-25) recently repeated a quip that I first heard years ago, during the “stagflation” of the late 1970s. Our son’s friend, who holds a degree from a respected North Carolina university, but who... Read More

Average Weekly Wage Based on Earnings on Date of Injury, Not Subsequent Decreased Earnings: Cal. Comp. Cases September Advanced Postings (9/21/2012)
Posted on 21 Sep 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for the September 2012 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnote and summary. © Copyright 2012 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. ... Read More