Williams v. National Youth Corps in School Programs

James H. Pilkinton, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case. On December 12, 1973, Albert Williams and Elvis Johnson were injured in a motor vehicle accident. At the time of the occurrence, both Williams and Johnson were students attending White Hall Senior High School and were participating in a work-study program which was funded by the National Youth Corps in School Programs, commonly known as “NYC.” NYC is a federally funded project which attempts to assist economically deprived youths in securing employment. In order to carry out the NYC program, a local governmental unit, in this…