Mirage Casino-Hotel v. Nevada Department of Administration Appeals Officer

OPINION

This appeal involves a dispute as to the date an employee becomes entitled to worker’s compensation benefits in the event of an occupational disease, as well as the proper period from which to calculate the employee’s average monthly wage for purposes of such benefits. We hold that the employee becomes eligible for benefits when the employee is no longer able to continue working due to the occupational disease. Therefore, the proper twelve-week period from which to calculate the average monthly wage is the period immediately preceding the employee’s date of disability.

The facts of this…