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Gary Ekdahl v. Independent School District #213. MN workers comp, old age benefits
Also, Sharyn Hartwig v. Traverse Care Center and Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust.
The Minnesota Workers Comp statute, Minn. Stat. 176.101 allows the amount of the award to be reduced by amounts received as "old age and survivor insurance benefits." In these two cases, the Court of Appeals had held that this phrase allowed the employee's benefits to be reduced due to a pension he was receiving from his former employer. The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed, holding that the reduction is permitted only for social security benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401, et seq.
Nos . A14-0089 and A14-0090 (Minn. Aug. 13, 2014).
Please see the original opinion for the court's exact language.
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