The state Supreme Court has ruled that an employee’s receipt of a pension is not sufficient evidence that the employee has retired and does not satisfy an employer’s burden of proof for modifying or suspending workers’ compensation benefits.
The court further held that the burden of proof does not shift to the claimant until the employer produces sufficient evidence to support a conclusion that the claimant voluntarily withdrew from the workforce.
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