Tag: going and coming

Aug 31, 2022

New Mexico Court Discusses State’s “Peculiar” Going and Coming Rule

In an unusual case that turned on the “peculiar” wording of New Mexico’s statutory going and coming rule, the Court of Appeals of New Mexico affirmed a decision by a...

New Mexico Court Discusses State’s “Peculiar” Going and Coming Rule New Mexico Court Discusses State’s “Peculiar” Going and Coming Rule
Aug 29, 2022

Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable

In a recent decision that outlines and clarifies several important issues related to injuries in an employer-owned or controlled parking lot, an Ohio appellate court reversed a trial court’s determination...

Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable
Aug 9, 2022

Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment

An Ohio appellate court disagreed with the trial court’s conclusion that a social worker was a fixed situs employee whose injuries sustained when he slipped and fell in a restaurant...

Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment
May 9, 2022

RI Supreme Court Broadens “Parking Lot” Rule to Include Leased Properties

Under Rhode Island’s so-called Branco exception to the going and coming rule, an employee and/or the employee’s dependents may recover workers’ compensation benefits where the employee’s injury or death results...

RI Supreme Court Broadens “Parking Lot” Rule to Include Leased Properties RI Supreme Court Broadens “Parking Lot” Rule to Include Leased Properties
Apr 29, 2022

Florida Court Stresses There is No “Field Employee” Exception to Statutory Going and Coming Rule

A Florida appellate court held that a judge of compensation claims committed error when he determined that a construction worker who sustained severe injuries in a vehicular accident as he...

Florida Court Stresses There is No “Field Employee” Exception to Statutory Going and Coming Rule Florida Court Stresses There is No “Field Employee” Exception to Statutory Going and Coming Rule
Apr 4, 2022

Going and Coming Rule Bars Tort Action Filed Against CA Employer

A California appellate court recently affirmed a state trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of a security guard services company that had been sued following a motor vehicle...

Going and Coming Rule Bars Tort Action Filed Against CA Employer Going and Coming Rule Bars Tort Action Filed Against CA Employer
Mar 21, 2022

Under FL Statute, “Traveling Employee” is Not in “Travel Status” While Driving Home from Work

Reversing a decision by a state judge of compensation claims (JCC) that had awarded workers’ compensation benefits to a Florida HVAC technician who sustained injuries in a vehicular accident as...

Under FL Statute, “Traveling Employee” is Not in “Travel Status” While Driving Home from Work Under FL Statute, “Traveling Employee” is Not in “Travel Status” While Driving Home from Work
Mar 15, 2022

Claim of FL Airlines Employee Barred by Going and Coming Statute

Construing Florida’s “going and coming” statute, § 440.092(2), Fla. Stat., a state appellate court affirmed a finding by a judge of compensation claims that injuries sustained by an American Airlines...

Claim of FL Airlines Employee Barred by Going and Coming Statute Claim of FL Airlines Employee Barred by Going and Coming Statute