Ball-Foster Glass Container Co. v. Giovanelli

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(dissenting) — Washington law imposes limited employer liability for employees injured while in travel status and does not collect premiums for or compensate for any injury unrelated to employment. In this case, a brick worker’s attendance at a music concert on a day off is not employment related and does not meet the “course of employment” test for employer liability as defined in RCW 51.08.013(1). Alfred Giovanelli was injured while wandering toward a Sunday concert, which does not qualify his expedition as “employment related” — even for a travel status employee. I would reverse the…