Municipal Employer Gets Offset for Contributions to Pension Fund

A municipal employer was entitled to an offset against an injured worker's benefits for an industrial knee injury in the amount of the employer's contribution to her disability retirement pension fund.  Case: Walsh-Leibert v. WCAB, No. 25 C.D. 2012, 01/04/2013, unpublished.Facts: Michelle Walsh-Leibert sustained a right knee strain during the course of her employment with the City of Scranton in May 2002. The city accepted liability for her injury.In December 2002, Walsh-Leibert began receiving disability retirement pension benefits. The following April, the city informed Walsh-Le...