Young v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

SCHREIBER, J.

This case presents the question of whether the Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) has jurisdiction to reduce a workers’ compensation award by the amount of disability benefits payable to the employee under the employer’s private plan, where the plan provides for such a setoff. If the Division has such jurisdiction, a subordinate issue is the extent to which that jurisdiction depends on the nature of the private benefits.

Petitioner, Roosevelt Young, was employed by the respondent, Western Electric Company, Inc., in various…