Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

This workers' compensation case concerns the calculation of a claimant's average weekly wage (AWW) after the claimant is terminated from employment and the employer discontinues its partial funding of group health insurance. The primary issue is whether the amount of only the partial premium the employer previously paid for health insurance should be included in the AWW, or whether the portion of the premium previously paid by the claimant should also be included. We conclude that the AWW should include the amounts contributed by both the employer and the claimant.…