Legal Opinion
Underwater Construction, Inc. v. Shirley
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided November 4, 1994No. S-5388PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
This appeal requires us to interpret AS 23.30.225(b), which allows an employer to reduce workers’ compensation benefit payments to an injured employee if that employee’s combined state and federal social security disability benefits exceed 80% of the employee’s “average weekly wages.” We hold that “average weekly wages” in AS 23.30.225(b) is synonymous with “gross weekly earnings” in AS 23.30.220(a)(1).
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
William W. Shirley was injured while employed by Underwater Construction, Inc. (UC) 1 in August 1989. He is permanently and totally…
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