Claim of Konz v. Universal Joint Sales

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 1, 1998, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant had not voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market.

The employer and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier contend that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in concluding that claimant, who was partially disabled, had not voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market. According to the employer and carrier, the employer offered claimant a light-duty position which claimant refused. The question of whether a claimant’s failure to accept a light-duty assignment constitutes…