Olson v. WORKFORCE SAFETY AND INSURANCE

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Geremy Olson has appealed from a district court judgment affirming an order of Workforce Safety and Insurance (“WSI”) which determined the amount of Olson’s average weekly wage under N.D.C.C. § 65-01-02(5)(b) for purposes of calculating disability benefits. We affirm, concluding that WSI correctly interpreted the plain language of N.D.C.C. § 65-01-02(5)(b) and did not err in calculating Olson’s average weekly wage.

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[¶ 2] Olson was injured on April 8, 2005, while fighting a fire as a volunteer with the Wilton Fire Department. As a volunteer firefighter, Olson was afforded…