McIntosh v. Sedgwick County

Green, J.:

This case concerns the calculation of workers compensation benefits for a permanent total disability when there has been an offset for retirement benefits under K.S.A. 44-501(h). Willie McIntosh appeals the decision of the Workers Compensation Board (Board) which not only reduced his weekly workers compensation amount by his applicable weekly retirement benefits but also reduced the $125,000 statutory cap on an employer’s liability for permanent total disability benefits under K.S.A. 44-510f(a)(l). This award effectively limited the number of weeks that McIntosh could receive…