Part 1 -
You received a call from counsel and are provided 5 W-2's for an injured worker (Ms. Brown). Ms. Brown was a sales representative for a major pharmaceutical company and was paid on commission. She was injured in November of 2015 and has not returned to work.
Form W-2 reported the following in wages and Medicare wages:
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Year
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Wage
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Medicare Wages
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2011
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$55,000.00
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$60,000.00
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2012
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$125,000.00
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$135,000.00
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2013
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$150,000.00
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$165,000.00
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2014
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$75,000.00
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$85,000.00
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2015
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$65,000.00
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$75,000.00
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You have been asked to calculate Ms. Brown's loss of earnings. Summarize your observations of the above information (i.e. what would you assume an annual amount of future lost earnings are, if you can, and how did you arrive at that amount) and list what additional information you would like and/or questions you would ask Ms. Brown.
Part 2 -
You have been asked to calculate the lost benefits for a long-haul truck driver. Summarize/list the types of benefits you would expect to calculate for a long-haul truck driver and how you would go about determining the value of those benefits.
Part 3 -
What information would you expect to receive from a vocational rehabilitation consultant and what would you do with it?
Part 4 -
Describe how you would go about reviewing a claim of lost earnings for a self-employed residential plumber. What documents would you ask for? What questions would you ask the plaintiff?
Please write in complete sentences or list in an organized bullet point format. Prepare your work as if you were delivering it to a client who paid for your opinions.