Henderson v. S.D. Deacon Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order holding that her injury was not compensable. The issue is whether the relationship between claimant’s injury and her employment is sufficient to conclude that the injury was work-connected and, therefore, compensable. We reverse.

The facts are not disputed. Claimant worked on the fourth floor of an office building that is leased by employer. There are no lunch facilities on the fourth floor. Employer required claimant to take a one hour unpaid lunch break, and her supervisor encouraged her to leave the building during that time. When…