Baccus v. N.C. Department of Crime Control & Public Safety

HUNTER, Robert C., Judge.

Defendant North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety (“defendant”) appeals from an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) awarding Felisa R. Baccus (“plaintiff’), a former member of the North Carolina National Guard, workers’ compensation benefits due to injuries she sustained while participating in military training at Fort HunterLiggett in California. The sole issue on appeal is whether plaintiff was an “employee” as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(2) (2007), and consequently, whether the Commission…