Claim of Louman v. Premier Staffing, LLC

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 29, 2003, which ruled that claimant had voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market.

Claimant suffered a work-related injury in August 2001, and applied for workers’ compensation benefits. Several doctors who have examined claimant agree that she is unable to return to her former job, but may perform sedentary work. Claimant has made some efforts to find work, but has been unable to find a job, citing her lack of transportation and education, as well as her disability. The employer and its workers’ compensation carrier sought…