State, Division of Hotels/restaurants v. Cole

KAHN, Judge.

The judge of compensation claims (JCC) found appellee Chester Cole’s heart attack to have been suffered in the scope and course of his employment with appellant. Because the JCC failed to apply the well-established test of legal causation, we reverse.

Claimant, Chester Cole, is a 47-year-old man who, at the time of his heart attack, had been employed since 1988 by the Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, as a sanitation safety administrator. His job duties included coordinating and attending administrative hearings concerning individuals and…