Legal Opinion

Double D Hop Ranch v. Sanchez

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 1997No. 64561-2PublishedCited by 47 opinions

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…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rozner v. City of BellevueWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State v. StannardWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Black v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Black v. Dept. of Labor and IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Kilpatrick v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Cockle v. Dept. of Labor and IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Cockle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. AmmonsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. AmmonsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Warnek v. ABB Combustion Engineering Services, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1999

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