Zoucha v. Touch of Class Lounge

NATURE OF CASE

During the early morning hours of June 5, 2001, Stephanie Zoucha was assaulted as she left work at the Touch of Class Lounge (the Lounge) in Omaha, Nebraska. Zoucha was severely injured. She filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, but the single judge of the Workers’ Compensation Court dismissed her petition based upon his finding that the assault did not take place on the premises of Zoucha’s employer, was not causally related to Zoucha’s employment, and thus did not occur in the course of Zoucha’s employment. The single judge’s order was affirmed by the review panel…