Engle v. Thompson Murray, Inc.

“We should not forget as judges what we know as intelligent human beings.” — Matlock v. Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, 74 Ark. App. 322, 341, 49 S.W.3d 126, 140 (2001).

I write separately to state that employers and their carriers should fully expect workers’ compensation law to cover injuries to employees on company retreats and similar outings. It is disingenuous for an employer to set up a company outing, require that its employees attend said outing, then refuse to compensate an employee for injuries sustained at the outing. The denial of benefits is more egregious in the present case…