The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently addressed how to calculate an employee's average weekly wages for purposes of workers' compensation, when the employee was injured on one job but worked two unrelated, overlapping jobs of unequal duration. See Vinyard v. Palo Alto, Inc. d/b/a Pizza Hut, 2013-NMCA-001.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Workers Compensation--What are "Average Wages" When Wages Overlap?
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average weekly wages,
concurrent employment,
overlapping employment,
reduction in earning capacity,
workers compensation
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