Faust v. Southeastern Contracting & Door Service

Claimant appeals a workers’ compensation order establishing his average weekly wage and denying him temporary total disability benefits. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

As to claimant’s argument that the deputy erred in denying temporary partial disability benefits based on claimant’s failure to search for nonunion work, we affirm. Griffin v. Parrish Construction & Door Service, 409 So.2d 62 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).

In determining average weekly wage, the deputy combined claimant’s wages and union benefits for the thirteen weeks preceding his accident and divided the total by thirteen. This…