Southwest Architectural Products, Inc. v. Smith

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Southwest Architectural Products, Inc. (employer) appeals from a decision of the Industrial Commission which held that allowances paid to the claimant, William O. Smith, Jr., for meals, lodging and travel were part of the wage contract and thus properly included when determining his average weekly wage under Code § 65.1-6. The sole issue on appeal is whether the commission properly included these allowances. Finding credible evidence in the record to support the commission’s decision, we affirm.

Smith was hired by the employer in June 1983 to install and repair skylights. He…