The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a worker who broke her ankle while descending a flight of stairs at work, saying compensability depended on whether something about her workplace had increased the risk of harm to her.
Case: Arrowhead Senior Living Community v. Kainz, No. A14-1521, 03/04/2015, published.
Facts: Carol Kainz fractured her ankle on a staircase at her workplace and filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. Her employer, the Arrowhead Senior Living Community, contested her claim on the basis that it did not "arise out of" her emp...
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