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| earnings |
awards |
legal costs |
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Summary:
The settlement calls for $9500 paid due to expenses incurred in seeking work and relocating. There being no proof of those expenditures, these monies are earnings. The same would be true for example with legal costs. There would be no basis for deducting more than actual cost.
| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| earnings |
awards |
job search and relocation expenses |
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Summary:
Unless special circumstances can be shown by claimant, all moneys paid in settlement of a claim are earnings. Monies directly awarded for job search and relocating may be deducted but only such reasonable expenditures as actually incurred.
