Kraft v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Irey seems to be contending that the phrase [“had worked, when work was available to other employes in a similar occupations”] required a computation based not on the claimant’s wages but on the wages of others in similar occupations. This is not in our opinion what the statute means. The phrase in question simply describes the second of two assumptions to be employed in using the thirteen week period in the case of a worker employed less than thirteen weeks—to wit, that the employee had actually worked when work was available. The referee’s computa tion reached the proper result. Further, Irey did not show what other welders made, nor contest that the claimant’s wages were other than stated.”

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   e.g. Hankin Transportation Personnel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

2. “The Board reversed the referee’s order and correctly held that although regular employees in 1963 were guaranteed forty-hour minimum weeks, temporary employees like claimant worked only when work was available and were paid only for their hours of actual work. The Board reviewed the exhibit submitted by the employer and took notice of the wages of those employees indicated as temporary. Using the wage of the temporary employee with the highest quarterly earnings, $283.83, the Board calculated claimant’s wages for the purposes of compensation. At the stipulated 50% disability, two-thirds of one-half of claimant’s weekly salary of $21.83 is $7.28.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hankin Transportation Personnel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board