The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer cannot offset an overpayment of workers' compensation benefits paid for one work-related injury through a credit against an award of benefits for a subsequent work injury.
Case: Columbia County Commissioners v. Rospendowski, No. 723 C.D. 2021, 12/01/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Kristie Rospendowski worked as a full-time deputy sheriff for Columbia County. She injured her right ankle while on duty in 2011. Rospendowski was off work for that injury off and on over a period of four years because the sheriff...
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