Department of Public Welfare/Western Center v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

This case involves a public employer’s request for a pension offset against workers’ compensation benefits. We are asked to determine whether actuarial opinion of the extent to which an employer funded a defined benefit pension plan is legally sufficient to prove the basis for an offset under Section 204(a) of the Workers’ Compensation Act. 1 In an en banc case decided today, we determined that, if credible, this proof is legally sufficient. The Pennsylvania State University/PMA Insurance Group v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Hensal), 911 A.2d 225, 2006 WL…