Garcia v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant challenges an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) upholding SAIF’s calculation of his temporary total disability (TTD) payments. We conclude that the board correctly upheld the calculation and affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Claimant started working as a tree planter for employer, a reforestation and fire cleanup company, in approximately 1999. He worked for employer seasonally, with each season’s employment dependent on whether employer obtained a contract from the federal government. In addition, whether employer had work for claimant depended on the weather; during…