Olsten of Richmond v. Leftwich

This is an employer’s appeal from the Industrial Commission’s order awarding an employee workers’ compensation benefits for disability resulting from an accident during the course of employment. The principal question posed is whether the accident arose out of the employment.

In June 1982, Shirley W. Leftwich suffered a cervical and lumbar sprain in an automobile accident. In September, she returned to work at Olsten of Richmond where she was employed as a customer representative. On a weekend in January 1983, Olsten moved its offices to a new location. Mrs. Leftwich reported for work on…