§ 7.3.1.2.3 Dissimilarities Between Average Monthly Wage and Post-Injury Earnings Factors. N.132 See Also Paramo, Infra at , N. 165. - - What Is Included in Wages.

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§ 7.3.1.2.3 Dissimilarities Between Average Monthly Wage and Post-Injury Earnings Factors.

n.132 See also Paramo, infra at § 7.4.2.4, n. 165.

§ 7.3.2.1 What Is Included in Wages.

n.94 See also Mail Boxes, Etc., U.S.A. v. Indus. Comm'n, 181 Ariz. 119, 888 P.2d 777 (1995). The claimant, a sole proprietor, obtained sole proprietor coverage for himself as permitted by A.R.S. § 23-901(5)(i). After he sustained injuries to his knees in an industrial accident, the Industrial Commission set his average monthly wage at $1,650, the amount that had been agreed to by the claimant and the carrier when the claimant purchased the coverage. The claimant's injuries resulted in permanent impairments, but when the carrier closed the claim, it recomputed his average monthly wage at $0 for purposes of assessing his entitlement to permanent disability benefits, based on evidence that in...