Bolieu v. Our Lady of Compassion Care Center

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Gwen Bolieu and Bodhmati Oliver appeal the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of benefits for treatment of rashes that they allegedly contracted while working at Our Lady of Compassion Care Center. The employees argue that the Board improperly limited its inquiry to whether they contracted staph A infections. Because we agree that the Board’s inquiry was too narrow, we vacate the Board’s ruling and remand for determination of whether the rashes, even if caused by a source other than staph A, were work related.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Gwen Bolieu…