Category Archives: Average Weekly Wages

WCAB DECISION: EMPLOYEE’S IMPENDING RAISE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WHEN CALCULATING AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES

Earlier this year, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reached a decision in the case of Cory Sather, Applicant v. Trion Solutions, Inc.,—a dispute over the proper calculation of average weekly wages for workers’ compensation benefits. The WCAB concluded that the employer/insurer should have included a worker’s impending raise when calculating workers’ compensation benefits. Here, […]