Opinion ID: 1877626
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Heading: determination of average weekly wage and weekly compensation rate

Text: (a) The phrase, substantially the whole of thirteen weeks, as used in Section 440.14(1), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., shall be deemed to mean and refer to a constructive period of thirteen weeks as a whole, i.e., a consecutive period of ninety-one days, and during substantially the whole of thirteen weeks shall be deemed to mean during not less than 90 percent of the total customary full-time hours of employment within such period considered as a whole. (b) The phrase weekly compensation rate shall be deemed to mean and refer to the amount of compensation payable for a period of seven consecutive days, including any Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or other nonworking days which fall within such period of seven consecutive days. When Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or other nonworking days immediately follow the first seven days of disability or occur at the end of a period of disability as the last day or days of such period, such nonworking days constitute a part of the period of disability with respect to which compensation is payable.