St. Vincent's Hospital v. Alires

HODGES, Justice. *

St. Vincent’s Hospital and State Compensation Insurance Authority (petitioners) contest a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) which determined that petitioners were not entitled to offset from workmen’s compensation benefits a portion of the social security disability benefits awarded to Rose Alires (claimant). We affirm.

The parties stipulate that claimant is entitled to permanent total disability benefits as the result of an industrial injury. The issue for review is whether the entire amount of claimant’s social security award is subject to the…