Rowell v. Security Steel Processing Co.

The issue presented in this worker’s compensation case is a consideration of the proper treatment under MCL 418.371(3); MSA 17.237(371)(3) of partially worked weeks, specifically the week of hiring and the week of injury, in the computation of an employee’s average weekly wage where the employee has worked less than thirty-nine weeks.

We hold that in calculating the average weekly wage, the percentage or fraction of work performed in a partially worked week is to be included in the denominator where a week was partially worked becausé the day of hiring or the day of injury fell during the…