Gaughan v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

President Judge LEADBETTER.

A retired Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) trooper, Joseph J. Gaughan (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to deny his petition to review benefit offset. This case concerns the application of Section 204(a) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), 1 which provides that an employer is entitled to an offset credit for pension benefits received by a claimant to the extent that the pension is funded by the employer directly liable for payment of…