Legal Opinion
Fawbush v. Gwinn
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 2003No. 2002-SC-0430-WCPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
This workers’ compensation appeal concerns the average weekly wage of an individual who was employed for fewer than 13 weeks when injured and also concerns the July 14, 2000, amendments to KRS 342.730(l)(e)l and 2. Affirming decisions by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board), the Court of Appeals determined that the claimant’s wages from a previous 13-week period in a substantially similar employment were reasonably considered under KRS 342.140(l)(e). It also determined that the claimant’s award was properly enhanced under KRS…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Adkins v. R & S BODY CO.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2001
- Whitley County Board of Education v. MeadorsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Huff v. Smith TruckingKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- C & D Bulldozing Co. v. BrockKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by34 opinions
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