The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and received weekly income benefits from the insurer.
A dispute arose regarding the calculation of the applicant's gross weekly income under section 12 of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The applicant, a 50% shareholder in a masonry business, had received a $6,000 bonus shortly before the accident.
The arbitrator found that the bonus was income but should be allocated over the 52 weeks preceding the accident rather than attributed solely to the four weeks prior.
Applying the formula in paragraph 12(7)1 of the Schedule, the arbitrator determined the applicant's gross weekly income to be $521.63 and awarded the applicant his arbitration expenses.