Construing New York’s so-called “gray area” rule, which allows recovery of workers’ compensation benefits under circumstances that might otherwise be barred by the going and coming rule, a state appellate court affirmed a determination... Read More

A New York employee who was struck by a car while crossing the street in front of his employer's work premises did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of the employment, held a state appellate court, affirming a finding by the state's... Read More

In a decision designated as unpublished, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts held that an M.I.T. employee, who sustained injuries in an accident as he drove his motor scooter home from work, did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of... Read More

A nurse, who sustained injuries when she fell in a pedestrian crossing as she returned to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (“CPR”) training class, after retrieving forgotten class materials from her car, should recover workers’ compensation... Read More

The South Carolina Supreme Court has held that a state university professor, who sustained injuries when she was struck by a car as she crossed a public road that separated the university’s library, where she had been working, and a university parking... Read More

Where a claimant’s injury occurred on a public street as she crossed from one of several parking lots provided by the employer to her workplace, her injuries did not arise out of and in the course of her employment, held a state appellate court... Read More