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WRANGELL FOREST PRODUCTS v. ALDERSON

No. S-3006.

786 P.2d 916 (1990)

WRANGELL FOREST PRODUCTS and Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange, Appellants, v. Alan ALDERSON and Alaska Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Slagle, Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, P.C., Juneau, for appellants.

Patrick E. Murphy, Batchelor, Murphy & Brinkman, Juneau, for appellee Alderson.

Before MATTHEWS, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, BURKE, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

Alan Alderson, a log truck driver, was injured while at work on August 4, 1986. Alaska Statute 23.30.185 entitles Alderson to 80% of his spendable weekly wages. Spendable weekly wages are derived from the employee's gross weekly wages minus payroll tax deductions. Under AS 23.30.220(a)(1), gross weekly wages are reached by dividing by 100 the employee's gross earnings in the two calendar years immediately preceding the injury...

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