No Additional Benefits for Office Worker Who Fell From Chair

The Alaska Supreme Court upheld a denial of additional benefits to an office worker for her injuries from a fall from her chair. Case: Butts v. State, No. 7465, 07/10/2020, published. Facts: Sallyanne Butts worked as an administrative assistant for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. She was injured in March 2011 when she tried to get up from an ergonomic chair her supervisor had given her. Butts went to a massage therapy appointment she had previously made for her back, used over-the-counter medication and returned to work the next day. She told her supervisor she want...