In re High Plains Computing, Inc.

Joseph G. Rosania, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Judge

A priority for wages was included as part of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 upon its enactment and has been a feature of bankruptcy law since that time. The *898purposes of allowing a priority claim for wages are to alleviate hardship on employees involved in a bankruptcy case and to encourage employees to stay with an employer in financial difficulty. The amount of the priority claim and the time-period to measure such claim have evolved and increased over time. Both the amount of the priority claim and the time-period are legislative decisions.…