Ruff v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

David Ruff appeals from a judgment affirming in part a decision of the Labor and Industry Review Commission. The issue is whether "actual wage loss" within the meaning of sec. 102.44(6)(a), Stats., 1 includes only wage loss sustained at the employment where an injury occurs or whether the term also encompasses wages lost in a second job. We conclude that the statute reaches only the wages lost in the job in which the employee was injured. We therefore affirm the judgment in that respect.

The commission cross-appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding that the commission's…