Motheral v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BLEASE, J.

This appeal concerns the calculation of an injured employee’s “average weekly earnings” for purposes of determining his temporary disability benefits. (Lab. Code, § 4653.)1

Bill Motheral worked as a camp ranger for Golden Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America (the Council). He was paid an annual salary equal to 40 hours per week at the minimum wage. His employment contract specified that his salary “include[d] $5,055 per year for [his] living quarters and utilities (gas, electricity and telephone) at the ranger’s residence . . . .” It also provided that he would receive…