Shaw v. U.S. Airways, Inc.

665 S.E.2d 449 (2008)

Curry SHAW, Employee,

v.

U.S. AIRWAYS, INC., Employer,

American Protection Insurance Company, Carrier.

No. 580A07.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 27, 2008.

The Sumwalt Law Firm, by Vernon Sumwalt, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellee.

Littler Mendelson, P.C., by Kimberly A. Zabroski and Brian S. Clarke, Charlotte, for defendant-appellants.

NEWBY, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether an employer's contributions to an employee's retirement accounts are included in the calculation of "average weekly wage" under our Workers' Compensation Act. While the Act is to be…