Workers' Compensation

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New York: Worker Recovers Benefits Under Special "Gray Area" Rule
Posted on 28 Jul 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

New York: Injury Crossing Public Street Near Work Premises Was Not Compensable
Posted on 20 May 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

Massachusetts: University’s Control of Public Street Doesn’t Turn Street Into Its “Premises,” Injury Claim Barred by Going and Coming Rule
Posted on 20 Jun 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

In a decision designated as unpublished, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts held that an M.I.T. employee, who sustained injuries in an accident as he drove his motor scooter home from work, did not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

Ohio: Nurse Injured as She Walked to CPR Class Should Recover Benefits
Posted on 20 Apr 2017 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

South Carolina: Under “Divided Premises” Rule, Injuries Sustained on Public Street Are Compensable
Posted on 18 Nov 2016 by Thomas A. Robinson

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

Virginia: Employee’s Injury Crossing Street from Parking Lot Not Compensable
Posted on 27 Oct 2017 by Thomas A. Robinson

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