Jung v. Southland Corporation

EYLER, Judge.

We are called upon to interpret the Workers’ Compensation Act and to decide whether the Workers’ Compensation Commission has the authority to modify an injured employee’s “average weekly wage,” based on an increase in wages subsequent to the accidental injury and subsequent to the initial determination of “average weekly wage.”

For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the trial court and hold that “average weekly wage” cannot be modified based on an actual increase in wages occurring subsequent to the accidental injury.

Facts

Appellant, Peter Jung, filed a Workers’…