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California: Exceptions to the Going and Coming Rule
Posted on 14 Aug 2015 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

The “going and coming” rule is a deceptively simple one. There is no reference to the “going and coming” rule concept in the Labor Code. However, the rule has developed over time by case law, essentially holding that the employer... Read More

Missouri: Court Allows Wrongful Death Claim Against Employer for Intoxicated Employee
Posted on 20 Sep 2012 by Martin Klug

An employee of a funeral home drove a company van to a bar, he became intoxicated, and then he died in an accident on the way home. The court of appeals reversed a dismissal of the wrongful death claim from the minor child and surviving spouse against... Read More

Missouri: Court Allows Wrongful Death Claim Against Employer for Intoxicated Employee
Posted on 20 Sep 2012 by Martin Klug

An employee of a funeral home drove a company van to a bar, he became intoxicated, and then he died in an accident on the way home. The court of appeals reversed a dismissal of the wrongful death claim from the minor child and surviving spouse against... Read More