Supremes: GM May Reduce Retiree's Comp Benefits Because of SSDI

General Motors is entitled to offset its obligation to pay permanent disability benefits by the amount that the worker received in Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, even though the collective bargaining agreement that allowed the offset was adopted after he had retired, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday. Case: Arbuckle v. General Motors, Docket No. 151277, 07/15/2016. Facts: Clifton M. Arbuckle injured his back while working for GM in May 1993 and began receiving a disability pension. He retired that month and was awarded workers' compensation benefits. Later, Arbuckle...