Jessop v. State Industrial Insurance System

OPINION

This appeal challenges the method by which an appeals officer from the State Industrial Insurance System (SIIS) determined Matt Jessop’s average monthly wage for the purpose of calculating his industrial insurance benefits.

Matt Jessop incurred a compensable injury to his back on *889March 24, 1989, during the first week of his employment as a carpenter for Dillon Enterprises. On September 7, 1989, an administrative hearing was held to determine Jessop’s benefit level. At the hearing, a C-3 form submitted by Jessop’s employer on April 5, 1989, was presented, indicating that Jessop was hired…