Court Upholds Worker's Wage Rate Calculation

The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s wage rate based on his average hours of work per month over the six months preceding his injury. Case: Carlson v. Tradesmen International LLC, No.  59469-2-II, 01/06/2026, unpublished. Facts: Ian Carlson worked for Tradesmen International LLC, a temporary staffing company, for a short period of time in 2017. He left after finding a different job that provided a 40-hour work week. Carlson returned to Tradesmen in 2018, allegedly because he was promised he would be provided 40 hours of work per week. He claimed th...