Department of Labor & Industries v. Granger

¶1 — The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) seeks review of a decision of Division One of the Court of Appeals which determined that the health care payments Granger’s employer made to a trust on his behalf should be included in his monthly wage calculation for purposes of determining disability benefits. The Department argues that because Granger was not eligible to receive the benefits of that trust at the time of his injury, the payments made to the trust should not be included in the calculation. Granger argues that because his employer was paying $2.15 per hour to the trust…