Claim of Casale v. St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 25, 2015, which ruled, among other things, that claimant voluntarily withdrew from the labor market.

In 2008, claimant, a ward clerk, sustained an injury when working for the employer after slipping and falling on ice in the employer’s parking lot. In 2009, claimant’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established for an injury to the neck, back, coccyx, pelvis and right hip. In June 2010, claimant was released by her physician to return to work with the limitation that she not lift more than 10 pounds. As is…