Rehfeld v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services

Claimant was injured while working for Wend Magazine in part as an unpaid intern and in part on commission. Because Wend was a noncomplying employer, the Workers’ Compensation Board reasoned that it could not determine a weekly wage for claimant, and it therefore awarded her the statutory minimum temporary disability benefit of $50 per week. See ORS 656.210 (specifications for temporary total disability benefits). The board rejected claimant’s contention that claimant’s benefits should be calculated based on Oregon’s legal minimum wage. Although we agree with the board that Oregon’s minimum…