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This case addresses whether an employer, under a disability income plan, can deduct worker's compensation payments from total disability benefits even if the compensation carrier later recoups those payments from a third-party settlement. The appellant, an employee of Xerox, was injured and received disability payments, which Xerox reduced by the amount of worker's compensation benefits. After settling with a third-party tort-feasor, the worker's compensation carrier recovered its payments through subrogation rights. The appellant argued that since she effectively received no net worker's compensation, Xerox should not have deducted the amount from her disability income. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's take nothing judgment against the appellant, holding that Xerox's plan, which stipulated benefits would be reduced by any amounts paid or payable under worker's compensation, was correctly applied to prevent a double recovery for the employee.
Boykin v. Xerox Corp. is a workers' compensation case decided in Court of Appeals of Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Court of Appeals of Texas.
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This case addresses whether an employer, under a disability income plan, can deduct worker's compensation payments from total disability benefits even if the compensation carrier later recoups those payments from a third-party settlement. The appellant, an employee of Xerox, was injured and received disability payments, which Xerox reduced by the amount of worker's compensation benefits. After settling with a third-party tort-feasor, the worker's compensation carrier recovered its payments through subrogation rights. The appellant argued that since she effectively received no net worker's compensation, Xerox should not have deducted the amount from her disability income. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's "take nothing" judgment against the appellant, holding that Xerox's plan, which stipulated benefits would be reduced by "any amounts paid or payable" under worker's compensation, was correctly applied to prevent a double recovery for the employee.
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