Northstar at Tahoe v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

NICHOLSON, J.

Northstar at Tahoe, a ski resort and ski lift operator, and its insurer, Alexsis Risk Management Services, petitioned for writ of review after the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding Barbara Wilson-Jacobs disability payments for an injury suffered while skiing on her day off. We granted the writ and now annul the board’s decision, finding the board misapplied the so-called bunkhouse rule.

Factual and Procedural Background

Northstar employed Barbara Wilson-Jacobs as a preparation cook. Skiing was not part of Barbara’s job duties,…