Allison Leigh v. Alaska Children's Services and Republic Indemnity Company of America

Summary

The court held that Alaska workers’ compensation statutes permit an employer to obtain an employee’s mental health records when those records are potentially relevant to the employee’s injury claim, even if the employee has not claimed benefits for a mental health condition. The court also held that the Board must impose reasonable, case-specific limits on the scope and use of such records and remanded because the Board did not adequately explain or limit the requested release. The court dismissed as improvidently granted the portion of the petition concerning the applicability of the cited discovery decision.