Legal Opinion
Knight v. Department of Labor & Industries
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 16, 2014No. 69514-2-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Verellen, A.C.J.
¶1 Under the “traveling employee” doctrine, the employee bears the burden of proving that he or she is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, including that he or she was not on a distinct departure from the course of employment at the time of his injury. Because Rudolph Knight failed to meet this burden, the trial court properly granted summary judgment for the Department of Labor and Industries (Department). We affirm and deny Knight’s request for attorney fees and costs.
FACTS
¶2 In December 2008, Knight worked as a catastrophic claims adjustor for State Farm. Although…
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