Haire v. Norwest Corporation

At the time of injury, plaintiff worked in two separate jobs. It is clear from the prevailing law (and is not an issue herein) that plaintiff's average weekly wage should be determined from the employment of his injury. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 (5); Barnhardt v.Cab. Co., 266 N.C. 419 (1966); McAninch v. Buncombe CountySchools, 347 N.C. 126, 489 S.E.2d 375 (1997). Plaintiff was able in the instant case to return to work within a short period of time in his part-time employment, but was totally disabled from work in his job of injury. The issue presented herein is whether the defendant, who is…