High Court: Overtime Earnings Considered Part of 'Full Wages' for Reopening Claim

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter's inability to earn overtime due to his industrial injury equates to being incapacitated from earning "full wages” in allowing him to reopen a claim more than a year after it closed. “We conclude that the Legislature intended that ‘full wages’ as used in NRS 616C.400(1) may include payments for overtime,” the court said. Brian Wolfgram worked for Henderson as a firefighter. He filed a workers’ compensation claim for issues related to his hands and elbows, and the city accepted liability. During Wo...