Sundby v. City of St. Peter

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

We review on certiorari a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) affirming a workers’ compensation judge’s determination that, under Minn.Stat. § 176.101, subd. 4 (2004), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) child’s benefits are to be included when calculating the amount of reduction in an employer’s payment of workers’ compensation benefits. We conclude that SSDI child’s benefits are includable in the calculation to reduce payments; therefore, we affirm.

The parties stipulated to the underlying facts. On December 31, 1986, Timothy…