Police Officer's Duty Disability Benefits Not Subject to Offset

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, ruled that a police officer’s duty disability benefits could not be offset by the workers' compensation benefits he already received.  Kurt Lacina worked as an officer for the Milwaukee Police Department. In January 2008, Lacina suffered a broken back and neck in a duty-related police squad accident.  Lacina underwent two spinal surgeries and returned to limited-duty work in 2009. Lacina then applied for duty disability retirement benefits based on his physical injuries. Benefits were denied in July 2010. Lacin...