Double D Hop Ranch v. Sanchez
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, C.J.
— Eduardo Sanchez worked as a farm laborer and was laid off for approximately the same few months each year. He challenges a Court of Appeals’ decision affirming his employment classification as "exclu*796sively seasonal in nature” for purposes of workers’ compensation. In some cases, including employment that is "exclusively seasonal in nature,” time-loss benefits are based on average monthly wages earned over a previous 12-month period. In cases where such income averaging does not apply, time-loss benefits are based on monthly wages the worker was receiving at the time of injury. Sanchez…
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