Osick v. PUBLIC EMP. RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF IDAHO

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a public employee disability retirement benefits case. The issues presented are:

1. Does I.C. § 72-318 prohibit the offset required by I.C. § 59-1320(1), now I.C. § 59-1353(1), against disability retirement benefits under the Public Employee Retirement System (PERSI) of the annual amount of workers’ compensation benefits payable because of the same disability?

2. If not, does the offset violate the constitutional right to equal protection of the laws?

We conclude that I.C. § 72-318 does not prohibit the offset and that the offset does not violate the right to equal…