Legal Opinion
Claim of Scotchmer v. Dresser Rand Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 14, 1997, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant did not voluntarily withdraw from the labor market and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant was employed as a machinist and his job involved lifting from 50 to 200 pounds. He sustained a causally related back injury on January 27, 1992 but continued to work until April 27, 1992, at which time the pain became severe and the employer filed a C-2 report with the Workers’ Compensation Board. On June 15, 1992, claimant returned to work until a subsequent flare-up…
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