Seville v. Holland America Line Westours, Inc.

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

As Janet A. Seville left work, she slipped and injured herself on an icy public sidewalk outside the building occupied by her employ er, Holland America Line Westours, Inc. (Holland America). Seville sought workers’ compensation benefits, but the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board denied her claim, concluding that the sidewalk was neither part of Holland America’s premises nor a “special hazard” of her employment. We reverse, concluding that, because the Anchorage Municipal Code required Holland America to keep the sidewalk free of ice, Seville’s injury…