Legal Opinion
Harris v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1993No. 57875-3PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
The appellant, Alice Harris, the widow of Jack Harris, challenges a reduction in her husband's workers' compensation benefits pursuant to RCW 51.32.225. RCW 51.32.225(1) provides for a reduction in workers' compensation benefits for those receiving Social Security retirement benefits. It contains an exception to the reduction where a worker was "receiving permanent total disability benefits prior to July 1, 1986." Harris urges this court to construe this exception as including not only workers actually receiving benefits prior to July 1, 1986, but also those who are subsequently determined to…
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