12\/14\/15 – An East Bay widow whose husband died after he sustained a serious injury at work is fighting for tens of thousands of dollars in benefits she believes the government owes her.<\/p>\n
Twice Larnie Macasieb filed claims with the\u00a0<\/span>Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>after her husband Sam died. Twice the office denied her petitions, even though her husband suffered a major injury during his shift at an Oakland postal facility. Macasieb plans to file another appeal next year.<\/p>\n Macasieb’s attorneys say the United States Postal Service has the burden of proving her husband’s injuries were not work-related. But the government ruled, because no one saw what happened, there is no way to know how Macasieb’s husband sustained his injury. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n