Sanchez v. Potomac Abatement, Inc.

This case presents the issue of whether an injured employee’s permanent partial disability benefits (PPD) are “capped” by the State average weekly wage (SAWW) in effect on the day when the injury occurred, or by the SAWW for the year in which the employee’s PPD commence. Edy Sanchez, Petitioner, who was injured on September 22, 1998, argues that his award should be based upon the 2000 SAWW because 2000 is the year in which his right to PPD was established. After this argument was rejected by the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the Commission), the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, and the…