I learned the other day that some guy fell down the last section of stairs in the central staircase of the library in full view of staff and patrons. He apparently sustained some minor injuries but at the time he claimed it was all his fault yet the library ended up settling out of court and paying the guy like $40,000.
I could fathom the settlement if it had been our fault due to a faulty railing or bad carpeting but the guy tripped and fell all on his own and admitted as such yet the library paid him off anyway. But when a staff person fell off a ladder and tweaked their knee and was laid up for more than a week, the library wouldn't even turn it in to Worker's Comp. They made them use their sick leave. Go figure...
I could fathom the settlement if it had been our fault due to a faulty railing or bad carpeting but the guy tripped and fell all on his own and admitted as such yet the library paid him off anyway. But when a staff person fell off a ladder and tweaked their knee and was laid up for more than a week, the library wouldn't even turn it in to Worker's Comp. They made them use their sick leave. Go figure...
