Retirement
If an injured worker who was injured after September
1, 1990 retires while
receiving workers’ compensation benefits, the workers’ compensation
benefit will be reduced by the amount of the retirement benefit. This
offset will not be applied to retirement benefits derived exclusively
from employee contributions. Also, such an offset will not be applied
to persons who were injured before age 55 and had been receiving
workers’ compensation for at least 5 years prior to retirement. If a
person retires less than 2 years after an injury, then all workers’
compensation benefits will be terminated. Read full text of statute –
28-33-45
Read regulations from Department of Labor
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