Claim of Gurewicz v. 107 N. Fifth St. Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed May 23, 1974. It is not disputed that claimant, a part-time bartender, sustained a compensable accident on May 6, 1972. The sole issue is how the computation of benefits should be handled. The board found that claimant sustained a schedule loss of 714% of the left arm. However, since claimant only worked one day a week as a bartender for which he earned $25, the board computed the award pursuant to subdivision 3 of section 14 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law resulting in an average weekly wage of $96.15 and a rate of $64. The…