California Compensation & Fire Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission

On October 28, 1960, Glenn M. Stevens, a shingler, fell from a roof and injured his left hip and right heel. The Industrial Accident Commission found that he suffered temporary total disability and that his average weekly earnings were maximum under subdivision (d) of section 4453 of the Labor Code. It awarded him temporary compensation of $65 per week for the duration of the disability.

During January, February, and March of 1960, Stevens was not a competitor on the labor market because of an extended illness. Thereafter, he worked for his employer at the time of injury when there was work…