Bendion v. Penobscot Management Co.

This case has been remanded by our Supreme Court for consideration as on leave granted. 451 Mich 874 (1996). Plaintiff Alberta Bendion appeals a decision by the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (wcac) affirming the supplemental decision of the magistrate awarding benefits based on an average weekly wage calculated on covered employment only. We affirm.

At issue in this case is what employment must be included in the calculation of the average weekly wage. In 1979, plaintiff began working full-time for defendant Penobscot Management Company as a janitor. In 1981, she began working…