Western Sizzlin Steak House v. Axton

VAN CISE, Judge.

Brett Axton (claimant), a 16-year-old high school student employed as a part-time dishwasher by Western Sizzlin Steak House (employer), sustained a work-related injury. Petitioners (employer and its insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company) admitted liability for workmen’s compensation at $42.36 per week for temporary total disability, based on an average weekly wage of $63.60 (four hours a day for six days a week times $2.65 per hour).

Claimant contested the admission of liability on several grounds, the only one pertinent to this review being the amount of the weekly wage.…