Meszaros v. Legal News Publishing Co.

I respectfully dissent from the decision reached by the majority. The undisputed facts of this case do not give rise to any of the exceptions allowing participation in the Workers’ Compensation Fund for injuries incurred while traveling to or from work.

Ohio’s workers’ compensation statute covers “any injury, whether caused by external accidental means or accidental in character and result, received in the course of, and arising out of, the injured employee’s employment.” R.C. 4123.01(C). The test of the right to participate in the Workers’ Compensation Fund is not whether there was any fault…