Town & Country Chrysler v. Mitchell

The majority concludes that, when an employer requires a worker’s attendance at a recreational or social activity, any activity that the worker engages in while attending the required activity is not performed solely for the worker’s personal pleasure. 113 Or App at 438. Because I believe that a worker may engage in one form of recreational activity solely for personal pleasure during the course of a required social function, I dissent. See ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B).

Workers’ compensation benefits are only available for compensable injuries. ORS 656.017. An injury is compensable if the specific…