Legal Opinion

Exide Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Kamenas)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 23, 1994PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DELLA PORTA, Senior Judge.

Exide Corporation (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of a referee1 who concluded that the average weekly wage of Gerald Kamenas (Claimant) is $936.34.2

The issue in this ease is whether the referee erred in calculating Claimant’s average weekly wage. The referee calculated the wage by including, in Claimant’s highest quai’ter, pay he received for three weeks annual vacation, and three weeks for which Claimant received regular pay for work he performed. Employer contends that, even if the referee did…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lane Enterprises, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Boro of Midland v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Kiebler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Eljer Industries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Meeker v. Provenant Health PartnersColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Lane v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Brimmer v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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