Shire v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge McCLOSKEY.

Theodore Shire, Jr. (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed in part the order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying Claimant’s assertion that his sickness and accident benefits should be included in the calculation of his average weekly wage. 1 We reverse and remand.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury on September 9,1999, in the course and scope of his employment with General Motors (Employer). The parties entered into a stipulation that Claimant suffered a com-pensable injury under…