Legal Opinion
Begay v. Consumer Direct Personal Care
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 2015No. 35,076; Docket No. 33,288PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAMORA, Judge
Irene Begay (Worker) filed for workers’ compensation benefits alleging that she was injured while working for Consumer Direct Personal Care (Employer). The workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) found that Worker’s injury was not sustained during the course and scope of her employment, and did not arise out of her employment, and denied her claim. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Worker was employed as a personal care attendant for her son, a mentally disabled adult. In 2011, when Worker was injured, she was an employee under the Personal Care Option (PCO) as provided by 8.315.4 NMAC…
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