A & C Services, Inc. v. Sowell

John B. Robbins, Judge.

Appellant A&C Services Inc. (A&C) appeals from a decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that appellee Johnny Sowell was entitled to benefits of $166.68 per week, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-518(a)(1) (1987). A&C contends that the Commission erred in basing Sowell’s average weekly wage on a forty-hour workweek in arriving at his weekly benefit rate. We agree, and reverse.

Sowell was employed by A&C on August 12, 1991, and worked until he was injured on the job at Goodwin Construction on September 10, 1991. The case was submitted to the…