Shawn Murphy v. Fairbanks North Star Borough

Summary

The court held that the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act’s two-year limitations period applies to claims for permanent partial impairment compensation, notwithstanding the statute’s reference to compensation for disability. Because Murphy’s claim was filed more than two years after the Borough’s last impairment payment and the compensation reports provided sufficient notice to prompt inquiry, the claim was untimely. The court also upheld the regulation requiring a paralegal’s affidavit to support an award of paralegal costs.