The New York appellate court held the state's Board erred when it employed a "novel" standard for work-connectedness in determining the compensability of a claim filed by a claims examiner who worked from home. The employee contended he sustained...
Acknowledging that under the standard going and coming rule, an employee's injuries sustained in the ordinary travel from his or her home to a specified worksite did not arise out of and in the course of the employment, a New York appellate court agreed with...
A Maryland appellate court, indicating it was undertaking a case of first impression, held that the compensability of an injury to a home-based employee depended upon an examination of the factors involved in the so-called “Larson Three-Part Test” ...
In a deeply divided decision, a Florida court reversed an award of benefits to a home-based worker (working in Arizona) who tripped over her dog as she reached for a coffee cup during a brief break in her daily work activities. The court agreed that the course...
By Ryan Benharris, Esq. The American dream of a 40-hour work week long ago abandoned the notion that work has to be a fixated place of employment. The ever-changing face of the workforce in the U.S. sees millions of people working from home or some remote location...