Kraivanger v. Radburn Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KESTIN, J.A.D.

After a hearing solely on the issue of compensability, an order was entered in the Division of Workers’ Compensation dismissing the claim petition on the basis that “no employment relationship ... exist[ed] which would entitle [petitioner] to benefits under the [Workers’ Compensation] Act.” Petitioner appeals. We reverse and remand.

The facts are. undisputed. Petitioner, then fourteen years old, was injured while engaged in activities as a counselor-in-training (CIT) in respondent’s 1997 summer recreation “Playgroup Program”. For several…