Claim of Richardson v. Schenectady City School District

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 24, 2011, which ruled that claimant voluntarily removed himself from the labor market and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant, a health teacher for the Schenectady City School District, sustained a variety of compensable injuries, including to his head and back, while breaking up a fight between students in February 2006. In December 2008, claimant submitted a letter to the employer, informing it that he would be retiring effective June 2009. Subsequent to claimant’s retirement, the employer and…