Double D. Hop Ranch v. Sanchez

Sweeney, C.J.,

Washington law provides for two methods of computing monthly wages for purposes of Department of Labor and Industries workers’ compensation claims, one for workers employed year-round (RCW 51.08.178(1)) and one for exclusively seasonal workers (RCW 51.08.178(2)). The trial court here concluded that Eduardo T. Sanchez’s employment was exclusively seasonal in nature. The primary question presented is whether a general farm worker whose pattern was to work from March to November, but whose job can be performed throughout the year, was employed exclusively seasonal. We conclude that…