Employer's Heavy Door Caused Shoulder Injury, Court Rules

Evidence that an employee had to open her employer's heavy glass and steel door several times a day was sufficient to establish causation for a shoulder injury, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: In the Matter of Claim of Laib v. SIF, No. 513738, 12/13/12, published.Facts: Bariza Laib, a case manager for State Insurance Fund, injured her right shoulder and elbow. She filed a workers' compensation claim alleging that the injury resulted from repeatedly opening and closing her building's heavy front door, about four to six times a day.After complaining to the security guard...