Pfeil v. Worthington Lady Elks Lodge No. 2287

Certiorari on the relation of the state treasurer as custodian of the Special Compensation Fund to review a decision of the Worker’s Compensation Court of Appeals awarding compensation to claimant, Norma Pfeil, against the Worthington Lady Elks Lodge No. 2287 (Lady Elks). Relator contends that an employment relationship did not exist between claimant and the Lady Elks and further contends that, even if it did, claimant’s employment was exempt from the provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act. We reverse on the ground the Lady Elks was not an “employer” under the Worker’s Compensation Act.

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