Appeals Court Vacates Wage Calculation for Worker Returning to Full-Time Position

An Arizona appeals court said the time frame an administrative law judge used to calculate preinjury monthly wages for a nurse who was injured after returning to full-time employment did not reflect her actual earning capacity at the time of the injury. Shelia Douglas was a nurse for Sunland Health Associates, which operated Montecito Post Acute Care and Rehabilitation in Mesa. She was injured on Dec. 17, 2021, when a patient kicked her in the head. The facility accepted her claim and calculated her average monthly wage as $1,174.97, based on the $13,483.35 she earned from Jan. 1, 2021, thro...