The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s award of benefits was based on a proper calculation of his average weekly wage and that they were properly reduced to reflect his unemployment benefits from Virginia.
Case: Lecea v. DOES, No. 22-AA-0544, 09/14/2023, published.
Facts: Liberto Gerardo Lecea worked for Design Business Furniture on an “as needed” basis. DBF paid Lecea $22 per hour, and he worked approximately six weeks before he suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder in February 2019.
At the time of the injury, Lecea also was working for a...
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