Tavel v. Bechtel Corporation

In this Workmen’s Compensation appeal, the appellant-claimant, Tavel, was injured on a public highway while driving in his own car from his home to his place of employment; he contends that the injury occurred out of and in the course of his employment because, in addition to his hourly rate of pay, he was receiving a sum each week marked “travel time” on his pay checks, although the amount bore no relation to his actual travel expenses. The Workmen’s Compensation Commission disallowed the claim, finding that the claimant did not sustain an accidental injury arising out of and in the course…