A New York appellate court ruled that a widow’s accidental death benefits are subject to an offset to account for the workers’ compensation benefits she also received for her husband’s death.
Case: Matter of Asciutto v. New York City Employees' Retirement System, No. 2019-00662, 12/16/2020, published.
Facts: Georgia Asciutto’s husband was the executive director of the New York City Fire Department. He retired with a service pension in 2005 and died in April 2013 from an illness caused by exposure to toxins while participating in the response to the Sept....
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