A Commonwealth Court panel recently dealt with the question of whether an employer may offset workers’ compensation benefits against pension payments when its pension program is taken over by the U.S. government agency that guarantees employees their retirement funds.
The unanimous panel decided employers may, in fact, offset benefits to the extent they can demonstrate how much they previously contributed to the pensions, but not when they can’t put on a credible expert to show just what that dollar amount is.
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