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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award. The defendant insurance company successfully argued that the applicant's average weekly earnings were incorrectly calculated. The Board found the applicant's actual earnings over the 52 weeks preceding the injury were $622.61, resulting in a temporary disability rate of $415.07 per week, not the previously awarded $711.11. The Board also corrected the award to identify the insurer, not the employer, as the liable party for benefits.
VINCENT MARTINEZ vs. STERNDAHL ENTERPRISES, INC., NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA is a workers' compensation case decided in Van Nuys. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Van Nuys.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to amend a prior award. The defendant insurance company successfully argued that the applicant's average weekly earnings were incorrectly calculated. The Board found the applicant's actual earnings over the 52 weeks preceding the injury were $622.61, resulting in a temporary disability rate of $415.07 per week, not the previously awarded $711.11. The Board also corrected the award to identify the insurer, not the employer, as the liable party for benefits.
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