L.E.L. Construction v. Goode

Opinion by

Judge BRIGGS.

In this consolidated appeal, we consider whether workers’ compensation death benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a deceased worker can be offset by federal social security “mother’s and father’s insurance benefits.” The Industrial Claim Appeals Panel affirmed the orders of the Administrative Law Judge (AU) prohibiting petitioners, L.E.L. Construction (employer of decedent Donnie L. Goode), Crested Butte South Metropolitan District (employer of decedent James C. Travis), and the Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority (CCIA), from offsetting the workers’…