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- Title: State Compensation Insurance Authority v. Smith
- Author : Colorado Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
Description
The questions presented for review in this workmens compensation proceeding are whether the computation of an injured employees average weekly wage, for purposes of temporary disability benefits, may include the cost of employer provided health insurance and, if so, whether the inclusion of such insurance in the average weekly wage should be the premium cost to the employer or the amount it would cost the employee to convert to an individual plan. We hold that if employer-provided health insurance is discontinued while an employee is temporarily disabled, the cost of the health insurance should be included in the computation of the workers average weekly wage. We also hold that the amount to be included is the cost to the employee to continue coverage, not including any regularly made employee contribution.