Elco Veterinary Supply v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue in this review of an Industrial Commission award is whether the administrative law judge used the proper period to establish the average monthly wage of an injured claimant whose salary was based in part on sales commissions.. In April 1979, the claimant-employee, James Shaff, began work for the petitioner employer, Elco Veterinary Supply, as a warehouseman, route salesman, truck driver, and deliveryman. He hurt his back on the job on November 15, 1979, but continued working until January 30, 1980, when the back pain became disabling.

The…