Arbuckle v. General Motors LLC

In this case, we consider whether MCL 418.354 of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) 1 permits coordination of plaintiffs workers’ compensation benefits with his disability pension benefits in light of postretirement changes made to plaintiffs pension plan as a result of collective bargaining. Applying federal substantive law to the facts of this case, we hold that defendant may coordinate plaintiffs disability pension benefits because the parties’ collective-bargaining agreements and the subsequent modifications thereto did not vest plaintiffs right to uncoordinated benefits. 2…