Employer Can't Use Comp Payments to Offset Worker's Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits

A New York appellate court ruled that a self-insured employer was not entitled to reimbursement for the workers’ compensation benefits paid to a retired employee collecting an accidental disability retirement pension. Case: Matter of Pomerantz v. City of Newburgh Fire Department, No. 532162 535904, 03/30/2023, published. Facts: Jonathan Pomerantz worked as a firefighter for the City of Newburgh. The Fire Department is self-insured. He suffered injuries in 2013 when he slipped and fell down an exterior stairwell while attempting to gain access to a building.  Pomer...