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Dinwiddie County School Board v. Cole

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 5, 1999No. Record 982520PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carrico

Under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, awards of compensation benefits are based upon the average weekly wage. Code § 65.2-101. In the present case, the question presented is whether an employee who performs two separate jobs for her employer and is injured in one may combine the wages received from both in calculating the average weekly wage for compensation purposes. Finding that the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the Commission) did not err in combining the employee’s wages and awarding compensation accordingly, we will affirm.

The employee, Delorice M. Cole (Cole), has been…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baggett Transportation Co. of Birmingham v. DillonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  2. Jacobsen v. HaldiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  3. Uninsured Employer's Fund v. ThrushSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
  4. Graham v. Gloucester Furniture Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1938
  5. Dinwiddie Co. School Board v. Delorice M. ColeCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. COM., OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER v. BarkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  2. Prophet v. BULLOCK CORP.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  3. Thorpe v. ClaryCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
  4. Thorpe v. TED BOWLING CONST.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2012
  5. Key Risk Insurance v. CrewsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2012

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