Ruter v. Minnesota Department of Corrections

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

Certiorari on the relation of Dale A. Ruter to review a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals (WCCA) affirming the calculation of the workers’ compensation benefits offset provided by Minn.Stat. § 176.021, subd. 7. 1 We affirm.

The employee sustained a compensable low back injury on June 21, 1990, while employed by the State of Minnesota Department of Corrections. Although he missed little time from work at first, his back problems progressively worsened, disabling him from September 1994 to February 1995. In February 1996, the employee underwent…