Hightower v. Newark Public School System

Sam Bird, Judge.

Appellant, Leah Hightower, appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that held that, under the provisions of Act 796 of 1993, codified as Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-102 (Repl. 1996), appellant was not entitled to compensation for an injury sustained when she fell on ice in her employer’s parking lot. Appellant argues that the Commission erred in finding that appellant was not engaged in any activity to carry out the employer’s purpose or to advance the employer’s interest when the accident occurred; therefore, she was not entitled to an award of benefits.

On appeal,…