Legal Opinion

Merrill v. Utah Labor Commission

Utah Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 2009No. 20070584PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DURHAM,

Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

{1 We granted certiorari to consider whether Utah Code section 34A-2-418(5) violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the Utah and United States Constitutions by discriminating on the basis of age. Section 34A-2-413(5) provides an offset reducing the amount of benefits for individuals receiving both workers' compensation benefits and social security retirement benefits. Specifically, when an individual qualifies for both social security retirement benefits and workers' compensation benefits, and when the individual has received 312 weeks of workers'…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Richardson v. BelcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Malan v. LewisUtah Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. AngilauUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  2. State v. RobinsonUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Merrill v. Utah Labor CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Spencer v. Utah State BarUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Weeks v. North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance FundNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2011

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