Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Portland Natural Gas
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 7, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRudman, J.
[¶ 1] Portland Natural Gas (PNG) appeals from a decision of a Hearing Officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting Steven Alexander’s petition for an award. Applying 39-A M.R.S.A. § 102(4)(B) (2001), the Hearing Officer calculated an average weekly wage of $2,056.16. PNG contends, however, that subsection B cannot be “fairly applied” because, in the years immediately preceding the injury, Alexander had earned an average of $19,000 annually, and the application of paragraph B results in a greatly inflated average weekly wage reflecting an annual income exceeding $100,000. See 39-A…
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- Nielsen v. Burnham & Morrill, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
- St. Pierre v. St. Regis Paper Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Severy v. S. D. Warren Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Adams v. Mt. Blue Health CenterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
- Fowler v. First National Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
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