Bannan v. City of Saginaw

The plaintiffs in this case are three retired fire fighters who are eligible for both duty disability pensions under Saginaw’s Policemen and Firemen Retirement System,1 and workers’ compensation benefits. We are called upon to decide two issues. The first is whether the plaintiffs’ duty disability pensions are subject to the offset provision found in § 129.1 of the Saginaw pension ordinance, so that their pension benefits can be reduced by the amount of workers’ compensation benefits they receive. Both the Saginaw Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals held that the plaintiffs’ pensions are…