Calculation of AWW Properly Excluded Period of Unemployment

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s average weekly wage at the time of his industrial injury was properly calculated based on his earnings in the year prior to his injury, divided by the number of weeks he was employed. Case: State ex rel. DPWN Holdings (USA) v. Industrial Commission, No. 16AP-370, published. Facts: Bruce Parcell worked part time as a delivery driver for James Pharmacy from February 2014 through May 2014. He was then unemployed until he accepted a full-time job with DPWN Holdings in August 2014. Parcell injured his right ankle in March 2015 after 29 wee...