Claim of Schirizzo v. Citibank NA-Banking

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 26, 2013, which ruled, among other things, that claimant had involuntarily retired.

Claimant had worked for the employer as a bank teller for 22 years when she sustained a work-related injury to her back in 2009. She never returned to work and her claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established. Claimant retired in 2012 and was found to have a permanent impairment of 75%. Issues of attachment to the labor market and loss of wage earning capacity were raised and the Workers’ Compensation Board ultimately determined…