Claim of Sanders v. New York City Human Resources Administration

—Rose, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 23, 1999, which ruled that claimant’s discharge did not violate Workers’ Compensation Law § 120.

Claimant, an eligibility specialist on probationary status, sustained an injury at work in May 1992 and continued working for the employer until July 1992 when she filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits and requested a leave of absence based upon a physician’s note directing her to cease working. When the employer informed her that the physician’s note was unacceptable because it lacked a prognosis and…