Emerson Electric v. Cargile

George K. Cracraft, Judge.

The appellant, Emerson

Electric, brings this appeal from a decision of the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission which refused to allow it a setoff against an award for a compensable injury under the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Act in the amount of privately insured disability benefits paid to the appellee, Donald Cargile.

Emerson made group medical and disability insurance available to its employees. The full premium for the insurance was paid by the employee through payroll deductions. Emerson made no contributions to the premiums. The appellee, who was…