Williams v. New York State Department of Health

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 22, 1987, which ruled that claimant’s injuries did not arise out of and in the course of her employment and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant, an employee of the State Department of Health, was injured while rollerskating on the Empire State Plaza mall in the City of Albany during her lunch hour. Thereafter, claimant filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. In support of her claim for benefits, claimant contended that she was participating in a smoking cessation program sponsored by her…