Luce v. United Technologies Corp.

The failure to include the value of medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability insurance, pension contribution, and vacation and sick pay — in this case, valued at $170.12 per week— in calculating the plaintiffs average weekly wage for workers’ compensation benefits does not make sense. Simply put, the value of the fringe benefits is just as much a part of an employee’s wages as the cash the employee receives at the end of the week. For example, there is no practical difference between an employee who is paid $670.12 per week,…