If a volunteer or paid on-call member was paid by the department when injured, why is that wage not used to determine the average weekly earnings?
If the injured worker comes under the provisions of §102.07(1)(c) the wage is set using DWD 80.30, not §102.11. The training or paid on-call wage is not representative of the injured worker’s value to the public for the service performed. Thus, the AWW will be set at the maximum rate for the year of injury unless/until rebutted with the equivalent wage for a full-time position from the nearest (career) fire department.
Related Questions
- Isn’t setting the wage for a volunteer or paid on-call firefighter or EMT by using an equivalent full-time (career) firefighter’s earnings unrealistic, given the earnings actually received?
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