The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected for their pensions and their receipt of Social Security benefits.
James Lorkowski sustained an injury in the course of employment, and the Department of Labor & Industries found that he was permanently and totally disabled. The department approved him for pension benefits beginning in August 2020.
The department sent Lorkowski a letter informing him that because he was married, he could choose from opti...
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