Legal Opinion

Claim of Downer v. Lawrence Hospital

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 19, 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 14, 1977, which affirmed a referee’s decision basing the amount of compensation awarded to claimant on a finding that she voluntarily limited her participation in the labor market. The board found: "based on the claimant’s testimony that she occasionally worked four days, but she only wanted to work three days, that the claimant voluntarily limited her participation in the labor market, therefore, Subdivision 3 of Section 14 does not apply in this case.” There is substantial evidence in the record to support the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Claim of Pfeffer v. Parkside Caterers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Claim of Derion v. Gilford Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  3. Claim of Henry v. William G. Pittman Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

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