Krushauskas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

Thomas Krushauskas (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). The WCJ denied Claimant’s petition for penalties and suspended Claimant’s workers’ compensation benefits, determining that Claimant voluntarily retired from the workforce as of July 1, 2006. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury to his right shoulder on September 7, 2005, while working as a stock picker for General Motors (Employer). Employer…