Zoss v. United Building Centers, Inc.

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Arietta Zoss, a bookkeeper and salesperson, suffered severe allergic reactions to lawn and garden chemicals while employed at United Building Centers (UBC). Medical advice led her to eventually quit her job. Because her last occupation was at UBC and she cannot work there, she contends her “occupational disease” renders her totally disabled. Under our workers’ compensation statutes, is an occupational disease defined by an inability to work in a particular place, rather than by an incapacity to perform a general occupation? We answer no and affirm the denial of total…