Claim of Jesco v. Norampac Manufacturing Co.

McCarthy, J.P.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 2, 2013, which ruled, among other things, that claimant did not voluntarily withdraw from the labor market.

Claimant was injured in the course of his employment as a machine operator and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for that injury. Effective December 5, 2011, claimant’s physician released him to light-duty work. On December 1, 2011, the employer directed claimant to report to its physician for an examination and to work for a light-duty assignment the following day, informing him that failure to…