Dawn M. Simonson, Respondent, vs. Douglas County, and Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust, Relators
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1. To receive permanent total disability workers’ compensation benefits after age 67, an employee must rebut the retirement presumption in Minnesota Statutes section 176.101, subdivision 4 (2016), by a preponderance of the evidence. 2. Whether an employee rebuts the retirement presumption in Minnesota Statutes section 176.101, subdivision 4 (2016), is determined by weighing case-specific factors. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded to the compensation judge.
1Opinion of the Court
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-1309 Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals McKeig, J. Dawn M. Simonson, Respondent, vs. Filed: April 16, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts Douglas County, and Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust, Relators. ________________________ Jerry W. Sisk, David B. Kempston, Mottaz & Sisk Injury Law, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, for respondent. Jay T. Hartman, Jason P. Heikkinen, Heacox, Hartman, Koshmrl, Cosgriff, Johnson, Lane & Feenstra, P.A., Edina, Minnesota, for relators. Joshua W. Laabs, Schmidt & Salita, PLLC, Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Zachary D.…
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