Legal Opinion

Lazarus v. Industrial Commission

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 12, 1997No. 2 CA-IC 96-0045PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PELANDER, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a medical insurance premium an employer pays as a fringe benefit of employment should be included in calculating an injured employee’s average monthly wage under the Workers’ Compensation Act, A.R.S. §§ 23-901 to 23-1091 (the Act). The administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded it should not. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. .

BACKGROUND

The parties stipulated to the following facts. Petitioner Joanne Lazarus injured her wrist in July 1993, while working as a vocational counselor for Community Psychology Education…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Matlock v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Aitken v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Ex Parte MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. Moorehead v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lydy v. Trustaff, Inc./Wausau Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  2. Lydy v. Trustaff, Inc./Wausau Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  3. Lydy v. Trustaff, Inc./Wausau Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 2013

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